First edition. Signed by the author Kurt Albert. Publisher's original pictorial boards. Text in German. Illustrated in colour throughout. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing and bumping at the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Published to accompany the 2005 documentary film about rock climbing in Frankenjura, directed by Hannes Yikes and featuring Kurt Albert, Sepp Gschwendtner, Uli Glawe, John Bachar, Tomas Meier, Michael Kiess and others. Scarce, exceptionally so signed.

Signed by Kurt Albert in black marker pen on the blank reverse of the front endpaper (the signature slightly offset to the title page). Kurt Albert (1954-2010), German rock climbing legend, recipient of Germany's highest sporting accolade the Siberne Lorbeerblatt, and inventor of the redpoint (rotpunkt) philosophy. In the early 1970's as free climbing was taking its first tentative steps, Albert painted a simple red dot - a Roter Punkt - at the base of the routes in his Frankenjura home to indicate that the line had been climbed without the use of aid, but entirely free. The rotpunkt style ushered in a revolution in rock climbing and soon came to represent the entire free climbing movement, paving the way for the evolution of modern sport climbing. On September 26, 2010 Albert fell to his death in a climbing accident whilst guiding a group of novices and friends in the Frankenjura region.

Complete in five Volumes. Pride and Prejudice is illustrated with 40 line drawings by Charles E. Brock, each of the other volumes are illustrated with 40 line drawings by Hugh Thomson. Contemporary half green morocco by Riviere and Sons. Green cloth boards, double ruled in gilt to the corner pieces and spine edge. The spines, with five raised bands have gilt ruled compartments and titles stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. A very good set, the bindings square and firm with some rubbing to the extremities, the spines lightly scuffed and uniformly faded. The contents, with toning to the text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Several of the pages, hand-cut to the fore-edge, have been a little roughly opened resulting in small nicks or tears (none of which affect any text or illustrations).

An attractively bound edition of Jane Austen's works, illustrated with 200 line drawings by leading illustrators Hugh Thomson and Charles E. Brock.

First English edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue pictorial cloth with a motoring scene in oranges and blues to the upper cover and titles in gilt to the upper cover and spine. Illustrated with over 100 black and white photographs and a folding colour map at the rear. Top edge gilt. A very good copy, the binding firm, the extremities rubbed and nicked, the corners lightly bumped. The rear hinge of the head of the spine has a 4cm split with exposed webbing. The contents, with occasional spotting to the early pages and some margins, are otherwise clean and without inscriptions or stamps. The very lightly spotted folding map remains bright and free from tears or damage.

A classic early motoring title documenting Luigi Barzini and Prince Borghese's adventures as participants in the 1907 Peking to Paris motor race.

First edition, first printing. Limited edition. Publisher's original black cloth, blindstamped with a snake illustration to the upper board and titles to the spine. Illustrated with three colour plates and black and white illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's advertisement card loosely laid-in. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents with a few tiny spots to the bottom edge of the closed text block, are otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps.

Limited edition of 555 hardcover copies, this being numbered 95. An exploration of the Voudon Gnostic system developed by Michael Bertiaux and the work of La Couleuvre Noire (The Black Snake).

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original light orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Lawrence Cutting illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with mild bumping to the spine ends and light rubbing to the corners, the cloth clean and bright. The contents are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed, creased and toned dustwrapper, that is a touch faded to the spine and price-clipped to the front flap. A scarce crime novel.

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front free endpaper 'To dear Zane / gratefully / Oswell'. Oswell Blakeston was the pseudonym of Henry Joseph Hasslacher (1907-1985), a painter, writer, poet and experimental film maker. He wrote across a number of subjects including film theory, travel and cookery, as well as crime fiction under the name Oswell Blakeston and in collaboration with Roger Burford under the pseudonym 'Simon'. (Hubin).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh although with some bubbling over the upper board, the titles rubbed in places to the spine. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the near fine dustwrapper that has a couple of tiny closed tears to the upper edge of the rear panel and a small square of residue to the upper right of the front panel (probably from a sticker being removed). Not price-clipped ($2.00 to the upper front flap). An attractive example of a scarce title in first edition.

A posthumously published story of a futile search for gold that leads to madness, encounters with hairy fiends and men vanishing into the wilderness around Thomas Bay. Harry D. Colp was a prospector in southeastern Alaska at the turn of the twentieth century and his story is based on information assembled from contemporary experiences and camp-fire legends of the Kóoshdaa káa or Kushtaka. The manuscript, once thought lost or destroyed, was found a few years after the author's death by the his daughter who arranged this first publication. It has since become a classic of its genre.

First separate edition of one of the scarcest posthumous first editions of Aleister Crowley's works. Publisher's original red faux leather with gilt design to the upper board and title in gilt to the spine. Red patterned endpapers. "Hexagram Selector" at the rear. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh. The contents, with some toning to the paper stock are otherwise clean throughout.

Attractively produced work, printing Crowley's succinct interpretations of the hexagrams of the I Ching. With an introduction by Soror Grimaud [Helen Parsons Smith (1910-2003)], a long time member of Agape Lodge of the O.T.O. and founder of Thelema Publications, this being their first publication.

First UK edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Roger Furse illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth faded to the spine and edge of the rear board. The contents, with a previous owner's circular embossed stamp to the bottom of the half title and the unavoidable toning to the war-time economy paper-stock are clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and dusty price-clipped dustwrapper that darkened to the spine and otherwise without loss or tears.

Signed by Roald Dahl in black ink on the front endpaper. Roald Dahl's second book and first book of adult fiction, a collection of ten short stories based on his experiences in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

Second UK edition. Hardcover issue. Publisher's review copy, with review slip loosely laid in. Original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Carole Hughes illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are toned to the paper-stock and have the pencilled ownership signature, dated 2nd Oct 1980, of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and the biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin; he has also written about Nigerian literature and culture) to the front endpaper, with his notes to the margins and underlinings in pencil throughout. Complete with the very lightly rubbed and creased original dustwrapper which is faintly toned to the spine and rear panel. Not price-clipped (£4.95 on the front flap). A nice copy with an interesting academic provenance.

A semi-autobiographical novel about a young Nigerian single mother living in poverty in London. Originally serialised in The New Statesman and first published in book form in 1972 by Barrie and Jenkins. This second edition (or re-issue) was published simultaneously in paperback and hardback, the hardback issue is quite scarce.

First hardback edition, first printing. Publisher's original black faux leather with gilt titles to the spine, in the Kathy Bor illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square, firm, bright and fresh. The contents, with the pencilled ownership name and date of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin; he has also written about Nigerian literature and culture) and his notes and underlinings in pencil throughout are otherwise bright and clean. Complete with the very lightly rubbed and price-clipped dustwrapper that is otherwise without fading, loss or tears. A nice copy with an interesting academic provenance.

Buchi Emecheta's autobiography, from her early years in Nigeria through to her life as a celebrated writer in Britain.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's review copy, with the review slip loosely laid in. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles on the spine, in the Salim Patell illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing and a few light marks to the cloth. The contents are toned to the paperstock and have the ownership signature and date (April 1979) of the poet and novelist Andrew Motion in black ink; in addition to the 1983 pencilled ownership signature of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and the biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin; he has also written about Nigerian literature and culture) and his pencil underlining and notes to the margins throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a touch of fading to the spine and a tiny closed tear at the bottom edge of the front panel. Not price-clipped (£4.95 on the front flap).

Scarce in first edition, this example with an interesting literary provenance.

First UK edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Steve Stone illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight with some pushing at the spine tips and a bump at the fore-edge of the upper board. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a crease to the outer edge of the upper panel. Not price-clipped (£20.00). Very scarce in hardcover (there was a simultaneous paperback edition).

The first novel in the high fantasy 'Path to Ascendancy' series, set in the world of Malazan.

First UK edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Steve Stone illustrated dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight with some minor pushing at the spine tips. 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 (£20.00). Very scarce in hardcover (there was a simultaneous paperback edition).

The second novel in the high fantasy 'Path to Ascendancy' series, set in the world of Malazan.

First UK edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Steve Stone illustrated dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight with a bump to the top edge of the lower board, 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 (£20.00). Uncommon in hardcover (there was a simultaneous paperback edition).

The third novel in the high fantasy 'Path to Ascendancy' series, set in the world of Malazan.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to upper board and spine, in the Kenneth Lewis illustrated dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with some spotting to the fore-edge of the text block are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the clean, lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a tiny chip at the head of the spine. The rear panel is somewhat toned and the spine faded (rather than darkened) with the flames still definable. Not price-clipped (10s 6d net to both the front and rear flap). An attractive example in entirely original condition.

The third novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. This example of the book in the second of Gilbert's two variant states, with "shoot" spelled correctly on page ten. Published on 7th April 1955 in an edition of 9,600 copies (including both variants). [Gilbert A3a (1.2)].

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. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping and scuffing to the extremities, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's name in black ink on the front endpaper and a couple of minor foxing spots to the prelims are otherwise clean throughout. The closed text block edge is a little dusty. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is toned to the spine and panel edges. 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 edition, first printing. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original black boards in dustwrapper. Illustrated with 168 drawings and 100 photographs. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with mild bumping and a few light marks. The contents, with a presentation inscription from Adrienne Kaeppler to Roslyn and Axel Poignant in blue ink on the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased, price-clipped dustwrapper that has a couple of small nicks and tiny closed tears to the edges.

Inscribed in blue ink on the front endpaper "For Ros and Axel / This book's true home / with much love / Adrienne / June '78". A wonderful presentation copy between two world renowned anthropologists Adrienne Kaeppler (1935-1922) and Roslyn Poignant (1927-2019).

First edition. Signed by William Golding. One of 26 lettered copies reserved for the authors and publishers, this being copy V. Original quarter blue sheepskin over grey cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt to the spine with William Golding's signature in gilt to the front panel's cloth. All edges gilt. Erratum slip tipped in, as called for. In the blue cloth-covered slip case. A fine, sharp copy, presenting as unread, the binding square and firm, the contents bright and clean throughout. In the fine slipcase. A lovely example.

Signed by William Golding to the limitation page. Gekoski and Grogan's Golding bibliography was published in three limited forms (there was no standard trade edition). Of 1,000 numbered copies, 100 copies were bound in quarter leather, slipcased, and signed by Golding. An additional 26 lettered copies of the signed, slipcased edition were produced and reserved for the authors and publisher of which this copy is lettered V. Golding signed the limitation pages in advance and never saw the completed book, which was still in proof stage when he died in June 1993. Unusually for a bibliography, the volume includes a foreword by its subject. It is also generously illustrated with colour photographs of dustwrappers. In the foreword, Golding, clearly pleased with the project and its execution, is keen to "place on record my own astonishment that people should be not just meticulous, for God's sake, but exhaustively inclusive with not a white lie in sight. Here I refer of course to the admirable choice spirits who have bibliographised me and these works of mine. I cannot fault them; and except for one visit to my house they have never troubled me more. It was not even necessary to count the spoons."

First edition, first printing of this 20th Anniversary Edition, with a new introduction by the author. Publisher's original green boards with a black spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($25 on the front flap).

A 20th anniversary edition of the widely acclaimed and culturally influential science fiction novel 'Neuromancer' which has been described as 'the archetypal cyberpunk novel'. It was the first novel to win all three major science fiction awards (The Hugo, The Nebula and The Philip K. Dick award), it popularised the term 'cyberspace' (Gibson coined the term in an earlier short story) and kindled the concept of the 'matrix' which became the central theme of the 1999 landmark cyberpunk film 'The Matrix'. With a new introduction by the author and an afterword by Jack Womac.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a touch of rubbing at the spine tips, the cloth and gilt remains bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly faintly creased dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£18.99 on the front flap).

A collection of Gilbert's previously uncollected short stories. Copies in this condition are scarce as most of the first edition went into the British library system.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original beige cloth with green titles to the upper board and spine. Illustrated with nine photographic plates (including a coloured portrait frontispiece) and a folding colour map of Scotland. Eight page publisher's catalogue to the rear. A very good copy, the binding firm with some bumping and minor fraying at the spine tips and corners, the cloth with a few marks and some toning to the spine. The contents, with a few foxing spots to the margins at prelims, are otherwise entirely complete and clean throughout, the map bright and without tears.

Inscribed by Olivia Graham in black ink on the front endpaper "Gladys Nesbitt / from / the authoress [underlined] / June 1923". A scarce book of motoring adventures written by Olivia Graham (of Edmond Castle, Cumbria) at a time when Lady Motorists were not common. The author was a member of the Royal Automobile Club and during the time covered in this book drove a Flanders 20 and Argyll 12/18.

First edition, first printing. Original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Karen Ushorne. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with the ownership inscription of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and the biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin) in pencil on the front free endpaper, are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that has been clipped and repriced by the publisher to the front flap.

A trilogy of short stories by the Guyanese writer and poet, inspired by the mythology of the indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a bump at the base of the spine. The contents, with the ownership inscription of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and the biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin) in pencil on the front free endpaper and some faint offsetting at the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is mildly toned to the spine. Not price-clipped (£1.80 on the front flap).

The Guyanese author and poet's tenth novel.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents, clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£14.99 to the front flap).

Signed by the author in black ink on the title page. Dedicated to the memory of his friend, Ted Hughes, Heaney's line-by-line translation from the original Anglo-Saxon of this great Northern epic and foundational work of English and European literature was winner of the 1999 Whitbread Poetry Prize. (Brandes & Durkan A72a).

First edition, first printing. Original dark green card wraps with a white paper label lettered in black affixed to the upper-left of the front panel. Crown 8vo. Printed on cream-wove paper, upper edges untrimmed, many pages still uncut. Signed by John Heath-Stubbs following his contribution. From the library of James Booth, former Professor of English at the University of Hull, biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin, with his pencilled name to the title page, and the publisher's perforated 'Complimentary Copy Not For Sale' notice to the margin of the same page. There are two small manuscript corrections to the final poem in the volume by the South African-born poet, David Wright (1920-1994), suggesting that this was his copy. A crisp, clean, near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. The card wraps and label remain clean and sharp with a couple of diagonal creases to the lower portion of the rear panel and some light rubbing to extremities.

Signed by John Heath-Stubbs in blue ink at the foot of p. 32 following his contribution, 'Tchaikowskian Poem'. After taking first-class honours at Queen's College, Oxford in 1942, Heath-Stubbs stayed in Oxford for a BLitt. "[A]fter a preliminary year's work", according to Anthony Curtis in his ODNB article for the poet, "both he and his supervisor, David Nichol Smith, came to the conclusion that in spite of his wide knowledge of literature, scholarship was not his forte. Part of his trouble was emotional: he had by now discovered his homosexuality and fallen desperately in love with Philip Rawson who, while admiring Heath-Stubbs's intellect and offering him firm friendship, was not of the same sexual orientation." Rawson, a poet and painter, also contributes a poem to the anthology. Philip Larkin was taking his final exams at St John's College the summer it was published (he, too, would be awarded first-class honours). It was the first appearance of his work in a published book. In a letter to J. B. Sutton (16 March 1943) he says that he is "trying to gatecrash another anthology, or have I told you? Nothing exciting, 'Oxford Poetry' 1942-3. I crave to get all this fucking exam work over and to settle down to some solid prose." True to his word, he spent the months following graduation at the family home writing his Oxford novel, 'Jill' (dedicated to Sutton). Larkin contributes three poems to the anthology, 'A Stone Church Damaged by a Bomb', 'Mythological Introduction', and 'Poem', the last of which would be included in his 1945 volume, 'The North Ship', the other two having to wait until the 1988 'Collected Poems' to see the light again. Loosely laid in to this copy is a photocopied page reproducing Cyril Connolly's short review in 'The Observer', and unsigned reviews from the 'Whitby Gazette' and the TLS, the latter praising the "brave effort to keep the series of Oxford Poetry going in war-time" (it was an annual publication), noting that "although this number contains no outstanding contributors, the quality of the verse as a whole is sensitive and exploratory". It is to be hoped that the anonymous reviewer lived to witness the career of many of the volume's contributors. Published on 12 June 1943 in an edition of 500 copies. (Bloomfield B1).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with green titles to the upper board and spine, in the Irv Doktor illustrated dustwrapper. Top edge green. An excellent 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 inner front hinge is cracked but holding. The topstain is bright and without fading. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is otherwise without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($3.95 to the upper front flap). A very attractive example.

Nominated for the 1964 Hugo Award for Best Novel (which was won by Clifford D. Simak for 'Way Station').

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with red titles and illustration to the upper board and spine, in the first state dustwrapper without reviews printed to the verso. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping at the base of the lightly faded spine. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is faded to the spine and edge of the rear panel but otherwise without loss. Not price-clipped (7s 6d to the lower front flap).

The author's last major work of fiction published in his lifetime. The novella was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

First edition. Signed by the author. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's course off-white cloth with titles in red, orange and white to the upper board, and in orange to the spine. With the blue paper wraparound band, unique to the signed limited edition. All edges orange. Illustrated in colour throughout. A fine, as new copy.

Signed by David Hockney in black ink on the limitation page tipped in at the front of the volume, as issued. This signed limited edition was produced in exclusive collaboration with David Hockney and The National Gallery of Victoria in an edition of just 100 individually numbered copies, this being number 80. This generously illustrated volume, issued on the occasion of the major exhibition that took place at NGV between 11th November 2016 and 13th March 2017, includes essays by Simon Maidment, Barbara Bolt, Edith Devaney, Martin Gayford and Li Bowen. Importantly, the volume includes for the first time a full catalogue raisonné of Hockney's iPhone and iPad drawings, totalling more than 1500 works.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with colour photographs. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, a light crease to the head of the spine, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the original dustwrapper which is lightly rubbed and creased at the extremities and has a 'Signed by the Author' label on the front panel. Not price-clipped (£20 on the front flap).

Signed by Peter Hook in black ink on the title page. An in-depth memoir detailing the history of New Order written by the band's bassist.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original tan cloth with black titles to the spine, in the Kenneth Rowntree illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the corners slightly rubbed. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a little erosion to the rear flap fold and a few very short closed tears at the head of the lightly toned spine. Not price-clipped (9/6 to the front flap, which has a light scratch through it from previously being crossed out in pencil). Scarce.

An early work by the Welsh author Cledwyn Hughes comprising two short novels in one volume. 'The Inn Closes For Christmas', a festive crime and horror novella was published in the America under the title 'He Dared Not Look Behind'. (Hubin; Bleiler).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with double-fillet blind-stamped border to the upper and lower boards and titles in gilt to the spine. Original yellow endpapers, half title. 26 pages of publisher's adverts (dated Feb. 1857) to the rear, as issued. A very good copy, the binding firm with rubbing and bumping to all edges, the spine ends and inner hinges imperceptibly strengthened, the spine a touch rolled. The cloth and gilt remains bright. The contents, a little shaken and creased with only the occasional finger mark to the margins are otherwise clean throughout. The bottom third of the last page of adverts has been torn away. An attractive example in the original cloth, seldom encountered thus.

The first edition, first issue with 'nottable' for 'notable' at line 15 on page 24. A tremendously influential novel that introduced the genre of British School Stories to a much wider audience. P. G. Wodehouse, Terry Pratchett, Frank Richards, George Macdonald Fraser and J. K. Rowling have all acknowledged its influence in their own writing.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original grey cloth with brown titles to the spine, without the dustwrapper. Illustrated with nine full page drawings in black. A very good copy, the binding square an firm with bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth with a few marks and foxing spots. The contents, with the author's inscription on the front endpaper and some toning and foxing to the text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout.

Inscribed by W. E. Johns in black ink on the front endpaper "With the compliments of the author / W.E. Johns". Scarce thus. The second published Worrals story (although the third in book form), as the novel was first serialised in the Girl's Own Paper between October 1941 and September 1942. The book followed in October, just after the September publication of Worrals Flies Again.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the W. Champneys illustrated dustwrapper. A lovely near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with mild spotting to the endpapers and closed text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Publisher's catalogue dated Autumn 1916 to the rear. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears to the extremities and is otherwise bright and without loss. Scarce in the dustwrapper.

A poignant and humorous epistolary novel set (and published) during the first year of World War One.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original black paper-covered boards with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with colour photographs. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the original dustwrapper which is lightly rubbed and creased at the edges. Not price-clipped (£20 on the front flap).

Signed by Johnny Marr in black ink on the limitation page. A detailed account of Marr's life, including his long and varied musical career from The Smiths to Modest Mouse.

First edition, first printing. Limited edition. Publisher's original quarter brown leather and darker brown cloth, with titles in gilt to the spine to the spine, the insignia of The Clan of Tubal Cain stamped in blind to the upper board. With illustrations in black and white by Lupe Vasconcelos throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps.

One of 280 standard edition copies, this being hand-numbered 41 (there was also a deluxe edition of 20 copies in full leather with an illustrated art card by Lupe Vasconcelos, which was inscribed by the author on the reverse). An exploration of tradition within Craft, the role of family beliefs, community customs and the founding of faith based on folklore and folk magic.

First editions, first printings of the complete 20 volume uniform set (Vols. I-IX were previously issued in 1986-7). Original blue cloth lettered in silver to spines, in the dustwrappers designed by Ekhorn/Gray, each volume with a bound-in ribbon bookmark. A fine set, presenting as unread, the bindings square and firm, the contents clean throughout. The unclipped dustwrappers are very near fine (barring the occasional nick and touch of rubbing), except for Vol. IX, which is a little rubbed to edges and extremities with a closed tear (c. 6 cm) to upper half of the rear spine fold. A wonderful example of this magnificent, and scarce, set.

Peter Davison's monumental edition of Orwell's complete works is, even by the standard of editorial undertakings on this scale, a labour of love, and of sheer persistence in the face of serial obstacles that might have deterred anyone less tenacious. In a 2012 article, he recounted the vicissitudes that beset the project. The original plan to publish freshly edited versions of Orwell's nine books in time for publication in 1984 ("a new but intriguing kind of anniversary celebration") had, "owing to disastrous delays" only materialised in 1986 and then had to be pulped, the printer having used an uncorrected version of Davison's text. Despite many further headaches (including a sextuple heart bypass and Secker and Warburg changing hands seven times) and precarious financial circumstances, Davison, with the assistance of his wife Shelia, and Ian Angus, set about collecting, editing and annotating everything Orwell wrote, including letters, articles, reviews, lecture notes, as well as hundreds of BBC broadcasts. Angus, formerly Librarian and Keeper of the Orwell Archive at University College London, had earlier edited (with Sonia Orwell) the 1968 four-volume set of Orwell's 'Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters', an edition which became the starting point for Vols. X to XX of this later edition. A huge bibliographic undertaking, Davison soon discovered that all previous and current editions of Orwell were, to a greater or lesser extent, unreliable. The new edition attempts to restore the author's original intentions. "This is no simple reprint with a few typographical errors corrected", he writes in the general introduction. "It was realised from early on that the textual position was complex and as the history of the texts was recovered and the variations in readings realised, it became apparent that a new edition without explanation would prove confusing". Each volume is provided with textual notes and a list of readings and variants. In his review (The Observer, 23 August, 1998), Paul Foot wrote of the edition that "the volumes sing with Orwell's irresistible writing style. Prose, he said, should be like a window pane, so you can see right through it. Every letter, every broadcast, even every diary entry is written clearly, sprinkled everywhere with wit, surprise and hope".

First American edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with dark green titles to the spine, the author's initials in blind to the upper board, in dustwrapper. Top edge red. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the clean and bright dustwrapper which has just the tiniest signs of rubbing to extremities and a discreet two centimetre tear at the top centre of the front panel. Not price-clipped ($4.00 to the upper front flap). A lovely example.

The first American edition of the author's debut collection, revised from the UK publication, and the author's preferred issue. Plath felt that the Heinemann first edition came and went with little review or appreciation in the UK press. For this first American edition the collection was revised, with 10 poems omitted and on publication, some 20 months after the Heinemann edition, it was met with near universal critical appreciation.

First edition, first printing of the Arthur Rackham illustrated edition. Publisher's original light green cloth boards with gilt titles and illustration to the upper board and spine. Green top-stain. Frontispiece and 50 tipped in colour plates with captioned tissue guards. A lovely near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh with some fading to the spine. The contents, with few foxing spots to the margins of the text pages and edges of the tissue guards, are otherwise unusually clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. All fifty tipped in plates and tissue guards are present as called for and in fine unblemished condition. Housed in a mid 20th century quarter leather slipcase and brown cloth chemise, with titles in gilt to the spine which erroneously include 'with A.L.S.'

The first of Arthur Rackham's popular Christmas gift books leading into the Golden Age of book illustration.

Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Publisher's original pictorial, laminated card covers with titles in white. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with some softening to the corners, the covers bright and free from fading. The contents, very lightly marked to the bottom edge of the closed text block, are otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps.

Winner of the 1997 Booker Prize.

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the spine, in the Barnett Freedman illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The corners and spine tips are very slightly softened. The contents, with a small spot to the lower margin of page 80, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is creased to the edges of the price-clipped front flap. Uncommon in the wonderful Barnett Freedman illustrated dustwrapper.

The Pulitzer Prize (1940) and Acadamy Award (1943) winning author's second book, a collection of short stories.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with titles blocked in black to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight with some bumping at the head of the spine, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with signs of a pencilled inscription erased from the top of the front endpaper, are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a small patch of fading at the base of the spine and is otherwise bright and without loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($7.50 to the upper and 56s net to the lower front flap).

An excellent example of the American professor and economist's profound and influential analysis of the impact of nuclear weapons on diplomacy and international relations. Addressing the concept of deterrence, Schelling considers the ways in which military capabilities—real or imagined—are used as bargaining power. The author was joint recipient of 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics (shared with Robert Aumann) for "having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis".

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a little offsetting to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is a touch darkened to the spine and otherwise without loss or tears. Correctly priced 7/6 net to the spine. Scarce in first edition, especially so in the dustwrapper.

A collection of 13 short stories and a two part novella.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown textured boards with green titles to the spine, in the Andy Warhol illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping at the spine tips and mild rubbing at the corners. The contents, toned to the paper-stock are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the good or better rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a chip to the bottom edge of the rear panel and multiple tears, three of which have been secured with tape to the underside. Not price-clipped ($2.50 to the upper front flap).

The first edition of this Mulligan and Hunt crime novel, by the prolific author who also wrote under the pseudonyms George Bagby and Hampton Stone, is perhaps most notable for carrying the first dustjacket design by a young New York based artist named Andy Warhol (here credited on the front flap as Andy Warhaw). [Hubin].

First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with titles in black on the spine and upper board, in the Tom Day illustrated dustwrapper. With small black and white title header illustrations by Norman Lindsay. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the spine a little faded, the extremities with some slight bumping and rubbing, the lower board with a few shallow indentations at the edges. The contents, with a previous owner's name on the front pastedown, faint spotting early and late internally, are otherwise clean throughout. The closed text block edge is spotted and with a splash mark. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper which has a stain the upper right of the front panel with some small chips and general dustiness. Priced 2/- on the spine. Very scarce in first edition, exceptionally so in dustwrapper.

A tale of adventure, romance and science fiction, the first of three novels by the prolific traveller and writer of short stories Ralph Stock. As here, most of the his stories are set in Fiji and the surrounding islands, others are set in Queensland (where the author was the absentee owner of a pineapple farm), Thursday Island, Papua and Hawaii. A contributor to 'The Captain' and 'World Wide Magazine', some of his stories were adapted into screenplays, leading to co-writing credit on several films between 1930 and 1950. (Bleiler).

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. With a frontispiece and 19 further mostly photographic illustrations. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with spotting to the closed edge of the text block are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is spotted to the panels and flap edges and toned to the spine. Not price-clipped (25s net to the lower front flap).

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "To / Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare / with kind regards / Rex Taylor April 9th 1959". Inscribed underneath in another hand "With compliments of "Irish National", CORK / Jim Larkin [Jnr]". An interesting presentation copy of Rex Taylor's biography of the Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician Michael Collins (1890-1922). The recipient Sir Geoffrey Shakespeare (1893-1980) was a captain in the Norfolk Regiment in the First World War. He read law at Cambridge University, then worked as private secretary to David Lloyd George at which time he attended the peace negotiations leading to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 (an account of which were published in his memoirs, 'Let Candles be Brought In' (Macdonald, 1949). There followed several high offices in Government and a baronetcy in 1942.

First US edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with white titles to the spine, in the Leo Manso illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the spine tips a little bumped, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is a little dusty and otherwise without loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($2.50 to the upper froont flap). An attractive copy.

A crime novel set at a girls' boarding school and starring the psychology expert Miss Pym. First published in the UK in 1946, this first American edition is very scarce. (Hubin).

First and only edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine. Illustrated with 51 photographic plates and two maps (one of which is folding). A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth rubbed and frayed at the tips of the slightly darkened spine. The contents are in excellent condition, clean and bright throughout. Scarce.

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the first blank "To Dr. Joseph Collins / With the compliments of / the author / W. K. Vanderbilt / July 31st 1923". American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman William Vanderbilt II (1879-1944), was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. A wealthy man and heir to a massive fortune, he travelled extensively. After serving with the United States Navy during World War One, he self published this photographically illustrated volume of his travels, mostly by motor car.

Second printing of the 1933 first edition. Publisher's original light blue mottled paper covered boards with illustration and titles in brown to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, 13 plates in brown and white (on gloss paper) and line drawings throughout the text by Dorothy Wall. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and bumping to the spine tips and corners, the boards bright and fresh. The contents, with a small bookseller's stamp to the bottom of the front endpaper, and some spotting to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has tiny closed tears and chips at the spine tips and fold corners (secured with tape to the underside). An attractive example, distinctly uncommon in the dustwrapper.

The New Zealand born author and illustrator's first book to feature the anthropomorphic koala Blinky Bill. (Muir 7824).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original pictorial boards. Illustrated with 22 full page drawings in brown and many other smaller drawings throughout the text. A very good copy, the binding firm with some rubbing and nicks to the extremities, the corners and board edges a little bumped, the spine a touch faded. The contents, with a gift inscription dated 'Xmas 1938' to the black reverse of the pictorial front endpaper and some dustiness to the text block edge, are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Scarce.

The third book in the Blinky series. (Muir 7831)

Second printing of the 1934 first edition. Publisher's original light brown mottled paper covered boards with illustration and titles in green to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with 16 plates in black and white (on gloss paper) and line drawings in black throughout the text by Dorothy Wall. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and bumping to the spine tips and corners, the boards bright and fresh. The contents, with heavy toning to the half title and final page, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a few closed tears at the fold corners (secured with tape to the underside). An attractive example, distinctly uncommon in the dustwrapper.

The second of the New Zealand born author and illustrator's books to feature the anthropomorphic koala Blinky Bill. (Muir 7825).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original light blue mottled paper covered boards with illustration and titles in dark blue to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, 16 plates in black and white (on gloss paper) and line drawings throughout the text by Dorothy Wall. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and bumping to the spine tips and corners, the boards bright and fresh. The contents, with a small bookseller's stamp to the bottom of the front endpaper, a gift inscription to the upper left corner of the front pastedown (hidden by the dustwrapper flap) and heavy toning to the half title and the last page are otherwise clean throughout. One of the plates was folded to the lower margin (in production) and now has two crease lines not affecting the illustration. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has tiny closed tears and chips at the spine tips and fold corners (secured with tape to the underside and a single piece to the printed side at the upper spine).

(Muir 7829).

Second printing of the first edition. Signed by the author with an original drawing. Publisher's original quarter red cloth and yellow boards with titles in black and white to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine tips and corners, the boards a little dusty. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the clean and bright price-clipped dustwrapper that is creased to the edge of the front flap and otherwise without loss or tears.

Inscribed by the artist in black ink on the half title "to Wessie Connell / BIRD KISSES / Andy WARHOL" to which he has added a drawing of a bird. Scarce in this form, inscribed copies are more often seen with a soup can or heart drawing. The book is the presumed second printing with the correct first edition letter line 'B C D E' to the copyright page but without the 'first edition' statement above it. The dustwrapper is identical on both issues / printings.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red boards with gilt titles to the spine, in the Humphrey Stone illustrated dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding firm with some bumping at the top of the slightly rolled spine, boards and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with a couple of spots to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the fine minutely rubbed dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (21s on the front panel). Scarce.

A collection of thirteen short stories, thought of by many as the author's best. An American edition followed later the same year under the title 'Swans on an Autumn River'.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original pictorial boards with titles to the spine in white, in dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the upper board with some very faint discolouration along the bottom edge. The contents are clean and bright throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the near fine original dustwrapper which has slight creasing at the edges and 'Signed Copy' and 'BBC Radio The Book Club' stickers on the front panel. Not price-clipped (£12.99 on the front flap).

Issued in a limited edition of 2000 copies, this being number 1174 and signed by Andy Weir in black ink on the limitation page. A sci-fi heist story set on the moon. Weir's first published novel 'The Martian' inspired a blockbuster film adaptation of the same name, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain.

First UK edition, first printing of the first book in the 'Little House on the Prairie' series. Publisher's original yellow cloth with red titles to the spine, in the Garth Williams illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Garth Williams. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor rubbing to the corners. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and price-clipped dustwrapper that has a couple of nicks at the fold corners and is otherwise bright and without loss.

Originally published in America by Harper and Brothers in 1932, 'Little House in the Big Woods' was Laura Ingalls Wilder's first published book and inaugurated the highly successful 'Little House' series which were subsequently adapted for film, television and stage. The first British edition, superbly illustrated by Garth Williams is scarce.