First illustrated edition, first printing. Publisher's beige paper covered boards and brown cloth spine, in dustwrapper and slipcase. Illustrated by John Lawrence in colour and black and white throughout. With a fold out map at the rear. A very good or better copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, lightly spotted to the prelims and closed text block edge, are otherwise clean and without inscriptions or stamps. The map is in fine condition. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that has a few short closed tears (without loss) at head of the mildly toned spine. Not price-clipped (£8.75 net to the front flap). Housed in the original cloth and paper covered illustrated slipcase.

Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. A modern children's classic about a group of rabbits that must strive to save themselves when their warren is destroyed, evoking the structure and themes of classical heroic quests. The basis for several adaptations, most notably the 1978 animated film of the same name.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Tom Adams illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with light bumping to the base of the spine, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block edge is a little spotted. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears to the lower edge of the upper panel, without loss. Not price-clipped (21s net to the front flap).

The first James Bond continuation novel.

First American edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original brown cloth and yellow boards with gilt titles to the spine, in the Carlos Ochagavia illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a touch of bumping and rubbing to the spine tips and corners. The contents, with a previous owner's inscription on the front pastedown (partially hidden by the front flap), are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($6.95 to the upper front flap).

Signed by J. G. Ballard in black ink on the title page. First published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in 1975. The basis for the 2015 Ben Wheatley directed film starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Elisabeth Moss.

Second printing of the 1979 first edition. Publisher's original card cover. Illustrated throughout with over 150 black and white photographs taken by Terence Spencer. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, with just a touch of rubbing to the extremities and toning to the covers. The contents, with a previous owner's name in black ink to the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. Original price sticker (£4.99) on back cover.

A photographic compilation exploring British Mods fashion and culture from the early 1960's. The publisher was set up and owned by the guitarist and founder member of 'The Who', Pete Townshend. The first edition was published to coincide with the release of the film 'Quadrophenia', Franc Roddham's directorial debut starring Phil Daniels, which was based on the band's rock opera of the same name.

First American edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey boards with black titles to the spine, in the Bob Ritter illustrated dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping and toning to the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is a touch faded to the spine but otherwise clean and bright. Not price-clipped ($2.75 to the upper front flap).

First published in French in 1954, 'D'entre les morts', the third collaboration between Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac, is the basis for the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock thriller 'Vertigo' starring James Stewart, Kim Novak and Barbara Bel Geddes.

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Joe Mugnaini illustrated dustwrapper. Frontispiece illustration by Joe Mugnaini. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh, bumped at the head and tail of the spine. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block edge is a little spotted. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked price-clipped dustwrapper that is otherwise bright and without loss.

First edition. Limited edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original Francisco de Goya illustrated boards in matching dustwrapper, housed in the blue cloth slipcase. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is free from fading, loss or tears. In the fine structurally sound slipcase.

Issued in a limited edition of 200 copies of which this example is numbered 87 and signed by Ray Bradbury in blue ink on the limitation page. There was also a deluxe edition of 100 copies signed by both Ray Bradbury and Ramsay Campbell. A collection of 23 stories including the previously unpublished rewrite of 'I Rocket'.

First edition, first printing. Original orange cloth with black titles to the spine, in the Leslie Stead illustrated dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps, the closed text block edges are a little spotted. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several short closed tears and a little toning or darkening to the rear panel and flap edges. Not price-clipped (7s 6d net to the lower front flap).

A biblio-mystery featuring Miss Marple. First published in America by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1942, the British edition followed in May the same year. (Hubin; Penzler, Otto: Bibliomysteries; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).

First revised edition, (the second edition overall). Signed by the author. Limited edition. Publisher's original illustrated boards. White wraparound band. Illustrated with four pages of colour and 24 black and white throughout. Loosely laid in is a blue glassine envelope with three inserts (reproduction of two Netherwood guesthouse brochures and a postcard of 'Netherwood', Hastings), as issued. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. The thin wraparound band has a short closed tear and is otherwise without loss or tears.

Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies, this example is hand-numbered 217 and is signed by 'A Gentleman from Hastings', Antony Clayton in black ink on the title page. The book tells the story of a remarkable Hastings guesthouse that around the middle of the last century was home to visiting politicians, scientists, intellectuals and radicals. It was also where the master magician Aleister Crowley, so-called 'Wickedest Man in the World', spent his final years, playing chess, injecting heroin and receiving an impressive cast of visitors, including Kenneth Grant, Gerald Gardner, Augustus John, James Laver and Richard Ellmann.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth with black titles to the upper board and spine, without the rare dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a small ink inscription on the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout.

An early mystery from the husband and wife team George and Margaret Cole, published in the inaugural year of the Collins' now legendary 'The Crime Club'. (Hubin; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth a little faded spine tips is otherwise clean. The contents, with mild spotting to the endpapers are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the good, price-clipped dustwrapper which appears in bright near fine condition but has been repaired to the underside securing several closed tears and replacing a small chip at the base of the spine.

An Inspector French mystery. (Hubin).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, without dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth and gilt bright. The contents are entirely complete and without loose or torn pages. There is a previous owner's name on the front endpaper and some spotting to the margins throughout. The closed text block edges are a little dusty and toned.

Crowley's novel of a magical war over an unborn child in which the author and several of his acquaintances appear as thinly disguised fictional characters. 2500 copies of the first edition were printed.

First edition. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in gilt to the spine. Black coated endpapers. Illustrated with 7 heliotype plates (3 of which are folding) and 21 woodcut illustrations throughout the text. Plates identified using Roman numerals (as Darwin's own copy). Publisher's catalogue dated November 1872 at the rear. A very good example, the binding square and firm with some bumping and fraying to the spine tips and corners, the spine a little rolled. The contents, with light spotting to the prelims and with a little cracking at the gutter of some gatherings (holding firm), are otherwise clean throughout. A decent example, in entirely original condition, of the book that completed Darwin's great cycle of evolutionary writings, "written, in part at least, as a confutation of the idea that the facial muscles of expression in man were a special endowment" (Freeman).

The text is in the second state of the first edition, with 'that' misspelt 'htat' on the first line of page 208. (Freeman 1141).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original purple cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth with a thin strip of fading at the head of the spine, is otherwise bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is bright and without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (10/6 net to the lower front flap).

A biblio-mystery involving the murder of a literary agent and the writers of a major London publishing house. (Hubin; Penzler, Otto: Bibliomysteries).

First edition with these illustrations, first printing. Publishers original illustrated paper covered boards, in matching dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour by Shirley Hughes. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with a nick to the head of the spine and a light bump to the top corner of the upper board. The contents are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the near fine dustwrapper, which is lightly creased and rubbed to the extremities. Clipped and re-priced by the publisher (£1.25 net to the front flap).

Originally published by John Crowther in 1941 with illustrations by Susanne Suba, this beautiful Shirley Hughes illustrated edition is scarce.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt titles, over black to the spine, in the John Minton illustrated dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips. The cloth is a touch faded to the spine and otherwise bright and fresh. The contents, with a little spotting to the prelims at the hinge edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears at the edges and a small chip to the upper edge of the rear panel. Not price-clipped (10s 6d net to the lower front flap).

An attractive example of the author's second novel.

First Easton Press edition. Signed by the author. Full dark red leather decorated in gilt to the upper and lower covers, with five raised bands, gilt deorated compartments and titles in gilt to the spine. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. Gold satin page marker. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, clean and bright. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Loosely laid in is the publisher's certificate, bookplate and blurb, as issued.

Signed by Neil Gaiman in brown ink on a dedicated page bound in at the front, and again on the loosely laid in 'certificate of authenticity', as issued. A 'Collector's Edition' of Neil Gaiman's 2001 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Bram Stoker Award winning fantasy novel, that reprints the text of the Tenth Anniversary edition (expanding the novel by 12,000 words), and adds bonus content including an interview with Neil Gaiman, reading group discussion questions, and an expanded version of Gaiman's essay 'How dare you?'. The novel is the basis for the successful 2017 Amazon television series of the same name, starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane and Emily Browning.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Derek Colligan illustrated dustwrapper. 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 fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£18.99 net to the lower front flap).

A collection of twenty-five short stories, the first twelve of which feature Inspector Petrella. With an introduction by John Cooper.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in the Michael Thomas illustrated dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding firm with just a touch of bumping to the extremities, the spine ever so slightly rolled, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£16.99 net to the lower front flap).

The second of three mystery novels featuring Luke Pagan and Joe Narrabone.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with silver titles to the spine, in the David Axtell illustrated dustwrapper. 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 fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£17.99 net to the lower front flap).

A collection of fourteen short stories, all centred around the London law firm 'Fearne and Bracknell'.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, toned to the cheap quality paper stock are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The top edge of the closed text block has a few foxing spots. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£16.99 net to the lower front flap). Scarce.

The first of three mystery novels featuring Luke Pagan and Joe Narrabone.

First edition. Signed by the author. Limited edition. Publisher's original black suede binding with inlaid a dye-infused aluminum print of The Rolling Stones, and titles in silver, to the upper board. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white by Michael Joseph, printed on heavy art paper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout. Housed in the publisher's black cloth solander case with titles in silver to the upper lid and spine. A lavish production.

Issued in a limited edition of 200 copies, this example is numbered 48 and signed by Robert Greenfield on the limitation page at the rear. When the greatest rock and roll band in the world released Beggars Banquet in 1968, it was immediately hailed as a masterpiece and the band's finest effort. While the front cover image of a grafitti-laden lavatory was suppressed and not used for 20 years, the inner sleeve, picturing the original line-up in full regalia enjoying themselves in an immense castle, was treasured by fans. Unfortunately, the poor reproduction quality and cheesy hand-colouring of the album image didn't reveal even a shadow of the original photograph's brilliant colours and striking composition. Moreover, there was a suite of 30 additional photographs of the Stones from that day, all by Michael Joseph, the photographer on hand who recorded these striking images, which are among the last of the original line-up featuring Brian Jones. Except for a single showing of these images at a gallery in London, the complete Michael Joseph photographs of The Rolling Stones have never before been seen, and the gallery of photographs has, needless to say, never before been published in book form, until now. This book presents the entire known collection of Joseph's photographs, printed here in striking fidelity for the first time ever. The book features a brief epigraph by Keith Richards, written solely for this book, and an original 10,000 word essay by noted Stones expert Robert Greenfield. Greenfield's essay describes the genesis of the record, with a blow-by-blow account of the creation of each song. He also talks extensively about producer Jimmy Miller, who made such huge contributions to the Stones' sound; engineer Glyn Johns; the legendary Olympic Studios where the album was recorded; the castle where the exterior shots were taken; and the mysterious mansion Sarum Chase, where the stunning interior photographs were taken. (Publisher's blurb).

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with black titles to the spine, in the pictorial dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents with mild spotting to the prelims, more so to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and spotted dustwrapper that has splits at the top and bottom edges of the upper spine fold and a small hole to the rear spine fold. Not price-clipped (8/6 net to the lower front flap). A scarce title, especially so signed.

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "To Florrie / with all good wishes / from the author / Edgar Hale / 16.10.47". The third (of seven) crime novels written by the mysterious Edgar Hale, of which little is known, and the second to feature Detective Inspector Michael 'Micky' Regan, of Scotland Yard. (Hubin).

First UK edition, first printing. Original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the dustwrapper designed by Hans Tisdall. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine, clean and bright price-clipped dustwrapper that is otherwise without fading, loss or tears. A lovely copy.

Hemingway's classic account of his years in Paris and of the remarkable cast of literary figures resident in the city during the 1920s. (Hanneman 46a).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original photo-illustrated card covers. Illustrated with photographs in colour and black and white throughout. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a little rubbing to the corners. The contents, with a previous owner's name in black ink on the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout.

A classic real time photographic account of the Punk scene as it happened, by the newspaper columnist and television presenter Val Hennessy. Photographs of punks and the club scene are are cleverly juxtaposed with the influence that they drew from. Quotes from originators and creators include a short interview with "Mark P[erry]", punk prophet and one-time editor of the 'Sniffin Glue' fanzine, and some words from his "pal" Danny [Baker].

First edition. Limited edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original Vincent Chong illustrated boards in matching dustwrapper, housed in the black cloth slipcase. Illustrated throughout with four full page colour plates by Vincent Chong. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper which is free from fading, loss or tears, and the fine, structurally sound slipcase.

Issued in a limited edition of 500 copies of which this example is numbered 457 and signed by Joe Hill in black ink alongside a drawing of a devil on the limitation page. There was also an edition of 200 copies signed by Joe Hill and Vincent Chong in a traycase. 'Horns' was nominated for the 2010 World Fantasy Award for best 'Novel' and was the basis for the 2013 film of the same name, starring Daniel Radcliffe in the role of Ig Perrish.

First edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Illustrated throughout with full page colour artworks by David Hockney. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears.

A substantial and beatifully produced volume, published in conjunction with the Royal Academy exhibition of the same name, exploring Hockney's long standing fascination with landscape.

First edition. Limited edition. Publisher's original black cloth with text stamped in bronze to the upper board, in cream card dustwrapper. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with a few light spots to the top edge of the closed text block. The contents, with a small mark to the half title, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine dustwrapper which is free from fading, loss or tears.

The author's debut novel. Issued in a limited edition of 107 copies of which this example is numbered 23.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in black to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips, the cloth with a few light marks. The contents, with hand written printer's code to the front endpaper (this example was the printer's copy), and a little toning to the page edges, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has small chips at the tips of the mildly toned spine. Not price-clipped ($2.00 to the lower front flap). Housed in a bespoke green cloth solander case with titles in gilt on a black morocco label to the backstrip.

A collection of six stories including 'After-Dinner Story', 'The Night Reveals', 'An Apple a Day', 'Marihuana', 'Rear Window' and 'Murder Story'. 'Rear Window' [previously published in magazine form under the title 'It Had To Be Murder'] formed the basis for the 1954 multi Academy Award nominated Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. (Queen's Quorum #97; Hubin).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original card covers illustrated with a photograph by Martin Dean. Illustrated with photographs in black and white throughout. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a little rubbing to the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Scarce.

An early account of the 'Oi!' movement, a subgenre of punk rock that originated in the UK in the late 1970s. The music and its associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads, and other disaffected working-class youth.

Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Signed by the author (Clive Barker). A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight with just a little rubbing to the extremities. The contents, with just a hint of spotting to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Rare in this form.

Signed by Clive Barker in black ink at the beginning of his story (on page 83). An anthology of thirteen horror stories with contributions by Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Jack Cady, Dennis Etchison, Charles L Grant, Paul Hazel, Thomas Ligotti, Thomas Tessier, Whitley Strieber, David Morrell and M. John Harrison. All but one (by Etchison) are original and published here for the first time. The book was issued in a signed limited and illustrated edition of 250 copies and a regular trade edition without illustrations.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth with silver titles to the spine, in the W. Stein illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with some toning to the closed text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several short closed tears, some associated creasing and tiny chips to the spine tips and fold corners. Not price-clipped (9s 6d net to the front flap).

A decent example of what proves to be the scarcest of Kitchin's Malcolm Warren mysteries. (Hubin).

First edition. First printing. Publisher's original card covers, designed by Pearce Marchbank. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs taken by the author. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, with just a little rubbing to the spine edges and corners, the red spine faded to grey. The contents, with a previous owner's name in red ink on the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout.

Presenting an unflinching vision of Skinhead culture from the early 1980s, the author and photographer's debut publication features both written and visual musings on the style, music and behaviour that came to define the skinhead movement.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth blocked and with titles in black to the spine, in the Leo Manso designed dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh with just a little rubbing at the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good, rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears and a few small chips at the spine corners. Not price-clipped ($2.50 to the upper front flap).

The author's Edgar Award nominated first novel. Introducing the homicide detective Sam Birge who would feature in three further novels 'The Stag Party' (1957), 'Death of a Minor Poet' (1984) and 'Resort to Murder' (1986). Of the author and 'Walk the Dark Streets' Raymond Chandler wrote "that single book... will immediately put the writer above and beyond a whole host of writers who have written twenty or thirty books and are extremely well known and successful" (letter to Frederic Dannay, 1951). (Hubin).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in the John R. Biggs illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's name to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a few light foxing spots to the extreme edge of the flaps and some brown marks to the rear panel. Correctly priced 15s net to the front flap. An attractive example.

The author considered this novel, a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, to be his most accomplished work, an opinion echoed by J. R. R. Tolkien.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth boards and gilt titles to the spine, in the John Rose illustrated dustwrapper. Map endpapers. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth with just a couple of small marks is otherwise bright and fresh. The contents, with toning to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and free previous owners' marks. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several short closed tears, the largest of which is at the bottom of the upper spine fold. Not price clipped (12s 6d net to the front flap).

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the title page "To James Whyte / appreciatively / Alistair MacLean [underlined]". The author's debut novel, written at the publisher's request (and huge advance) after he won a short story competition for the maritime adventure 'Dileas' the previous year (1954). Drawn heavily on his experiences in the Royal Navy during World War II, 'H.M.S. Ulysses' was a runaway success from the get go, selling a remarkable 250,000 copies in hardback in the UK in the first six months of publication.

First edition with these illustrations. Limited edition. Signed by the author and illustrator. Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Justin Sweet illustrated dustwrapper and black cloth slipcase. Illustrated endpapers, four full page colour plates and line drawings throughout by Justin Sweet. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is free from fading, loss or or tears. Housed in the very lightly marked, structurally sound slipcase.

Issued in a limited edition of 448 numbered copies of which this example is numbered 409 and signed by the author George R. R. Martin, and illustrator Justin Sweet in black ink on the limitation page. A vampire novel, first published in 1982 and illustrated here for the first time.

First edition in English, first printing. Publisher's original grey cloth with yellow titles to the spine, in the John Minton illustrated dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth a little dusty. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is toned to the spine and panel edges. Not price-clipped (9s 6d net to the lower front flap).

The fourth novel (the second published in English) by the son of painter, illustrator and graphic artist Alphonse Mucha.

First edition in English, first printing. One of 85 copies, signed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£16.99 net to the lower front flap). A lovely copy of the UK first edition, offered here in its scarcest form.

One of 85 copies of the trade edition issued by the publisher with a hand numbered plate to the front endpaper, signed by Haruki Murakami. This example is numbered 71. Beware of expensive imitations (only those individually numbered, on this specific bookplate, constitute the publisher's signed first edition). The collection was also issued in a slipcased edition of 1000 copies (without dustwrapper), produced for Waterstones all of which are hand-numbered by the publisher and signed by Haruki Murakami on a bookplate exclusive to that issue. A collection of twenty-four stories written between 1980 and 2005. Winner of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. This British edition precedes both the Japanese and American editions. "I find writing novels a challenge, writing stories a joy. If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden" - Haruki Murakami (from the introduction).

First edition, first printing in book form. Publisher's original white textured cloth with dark green titles to the spine, in the Zec designed dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding clean and square, the spine a touch rolled. The contents, toned to the wartime paper stock, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked price-clipped dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears with associated creasing and mild toning of the spine. Not price-clipped (2s net to the spine and front flap).

The first edition was published 19 February 1941 in an edition of 5000 copies, a second printing was required in March. There were no separate American or Canadian editions. (Fenwick A.9a).

Proof or advance copy of the first edition, first printing. Publisher's stiff card covers in the fixed John Craxton illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding tight, the contents, mildly toned to the paper stock are otherwise clean throughout. The dustwrapper has been fixed in place and is therefore in near fine condition with just a touch of rubbing and creasing. Not price-clipped (15s net to the front flap). Rare in this form.

A first hand account of the British lawyer Alexander Meadows Rendel (1910-1991) who served as a Special Operations Executive agent in Crete alongside Patrick Leigh Fermor during World War II.

First collected edition. Four volumes. Publisher's original red cloth decorated in blind to the boards and with titles and decoration in gilt to the spines. Page edges untrimmed. Engraved portrait frontispiece to volume one. A very good set, the bindings square and firm with some rubbing and fraying at the spine tips and edges, volume one with the loss of a small piece of cloth to the upper right side of the spine. The cloth, ever so lightly and uniformly faded to the spines, is otherwise clean and bright. The hinges are sound. The contents with foxing to the engraved frontispiece are otherwise in excellent order and wonderfully clean throughout, remaining free from any previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. A splendid set, particularly scarce in the publisher's original cloth.

The first complete edition of Percy Shelley's poetical works, complied and edited by his wife Mary Shelley. Previously, Shelley's poetry had largely been brought before the public in a multiplicity of either private and small-run editions (many of which had become increasingly scarce) or pirated editions. Percy's father, Sir Timothy Shelley, feared that a new collected edition would be likely to draw fresh attention to the radical writings of his son. Recognising, however, that obscurity was unlikely in any case, he relented and dropped his objections to Mary producing an official edition. After having attempted to do so since her husband's death in 1822, Mary thus brought Percy's work into the mainstream. Her notes, which added significantly to the fuller comprehension of Percy's poetic writings, have since become inseparable from the texts themselves and her endeavours ultimately served to secure his position as one of the foremost poets of the English language.

First edition. Publisher's brown paper covered boards printed in red. Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Housed in the original card slipcase. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, clean and bright. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original slipcase. Still sealed in the original publisher's plastic. This volume comes from the collection a Phaidon rep, later head of sales.

The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné was initiated in 1977 by Thomas Ammann. The editors Georg Frei and Neil Printz began primary research in 1993 and have been advised throughout the project by the distinguished curators and art historians Kynaston McShine and Robert Rosenblum. Experts from the Andy Warhol Foundation personally examined the vast majority of Warhol's works and began a thorough review of his archive, which at his death consisted of some 1,500 cardboard boxes, flat files, and trunks filled with source material, memorabilia, correspondence and junk mail. The editors examined works in museum conservation facilities and discussed them with conservators, submitted works for review by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, and interviewed Warhol's assistants and colleagues to assemble a customised database of works unparalleled in Warhol scholarship. All of their findings are documented in this project. Each annotated catalogue entry includes the works title, date, medium, dimensions and present owner, followed by a record of inscriptions, provenance, exhibitions and literature. Related works are linked by general introductory texts that explore historical circumstances, shared themes and studio practices. Supplementary figures to the texts illustrate source materials that Warhol appropriated for his works: newspaper articles and advertisements, soup cans and publicity stills, as well as related drawings, works by other artists, and studio and exhibition views (publisher's blurb). Volume 1 includes classic and much-prized Warhols such as the Campbell Soup paintings, images of the iconic figures of Marilyn, Liz and Elvis, and early self-portraits.

First edition. Two volumes. Publisher's brown paper covered boards printed in blue. Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout. Housed in the original card slipcase. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, clean and bright. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original slipcase. Still sealed in the original publisher's plastic and with the original price label (£450 / $750 / €750). This volume comes from the collection a Phaidon rep, later director of sales.

The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné was initiated in 1977 by Thomas Ammann. The editors Georg Frei and Neil Printz began primary research in 1993 and have been advised throughout the project by the distinguished curators and art historians Kynaston McShine and Robert Rosenblum. Experts from the Andy Warhol Foundation personally examined the vast majority of Warhol's works and began a thorough review of his archive, which at his death consisted of some 1,500 cardboard boxes, flat files, and trunks filled with source material, memorabilia, correspondence and junk mail. The editors examined works in museum conservation facilities and discussed them with conservators, submitted works for review by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, and interviewed Warhol's assistants and colleagues to assemble a customised database of works unparalleled in Warhol scholarship. All of their findings are documented in this project. Each annotated catalogue entry includes the works title, date, medium, dimensions and present owner, followed by a record of inscriptions, provenance, exhibitions and literature. Related works are linked by general introductory texts that explore historical circumstances, shared themes and studio practices. Supplementary figures to the texts illustrate source materials that Warhol appropriated for his works: newspaper articles and advertisements, soup cans and publicity stills, as well as related drawings, works by other artists, and studio and exhibition views (publisher's blurb). Volume 2 includes a fascinating collection of source material: especially the rare studio photographs taken by Billy Name-Linich, who became The Factory's first de facto photographic historian. In this volume, editors Georg Frei and Neil Printz focus on Warhol's serial production, analysing the evolution of Warhol's working methods and the growing relationship between Warhol's exhibitions and his studio production. They establish a sophisticated and extensive chronology for the works of this period, many of which have been difficult to locate and to date, due to their seriality. The text provides both a compelling overview and an unparalleled deconstruction of Warhol's riveting story.

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's retained copy. Original black cloth with orange titles to the spine, in the first printing dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh. The contents, with some spotting to the closed text block edge and with the publisher's 'Archive Copy' stamp to the title page and front pastedown, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a 'File Copy' stamp to the lower front panel and the publication year "38" in ink to the upper corner of the rear panel. The spine is just a touch faded, however this is a very bright and crisp example. Correct publisher's price of 7/6 net to the spine. A scarce title.

A detective story, 'introducing Mr. Doty'. From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz. (Hubin).

First edition. Limited edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original Dirk Berger illustrated boards in matching dustwrapper, housed in the green solander box. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine dustwrapper, which is free from fading, loss or tears. With the structurally sound solander box.

Issued in a limited edition of 200 'deluxe' copies of which this example is numbered 145 and signed by the author Gene Wolfe in blue ink and Tim Powers (who provides the introduction) in black ink on the limitation page. There was also an edition of 300 hardcover copies signed by Gene Wolfe. Nominated for the 2011 Locus Award for 'Best Fantasy Novel'.