Browse by Attribute—First Editions
A History of Dancing
1906, a rare first printing of Reginald St Johnston's history
Reginald St Johnston
Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, London, 1906
Sold
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | First Editions
A History of the Occult Tarot 1870–1970
A comprehensive history taking in Theosophy, Aleister Crowley, the Order of the Golden Dawn and P.D. Ouspensky
Ronald Decker, and Michael Dummett
Duckworth & Co, London, 2002
£30.00
Paranormal, Supernatural & Occult | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Fabrication of Aboriginal History
Volume one of Keith Windschuttle's series: Van Diemen's Land 1803–1847
Keith Windschuttle
Macleay Press, Sydney, 2002
£40.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Physical Basis of Life
1951, J D Bernal's 1947 lecture to the Physics Society
J D Bernal
Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1951
£15.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Making of the English Landscape: Leicestershire
W H Hoskin's Illustrated Essay on the History of the Landscape (1957)
W G Hoskins
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1957
£15.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Berlin Diary, The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934–1941
The first UK printing of William L Shirer's diary of Europe in the 1930s and early 1940s
William L Shirer
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1941
£25.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions
Recipes for the Bartender
c1950, a pocket book of cocktails
21 Brands
21 Brands Inc, New York, 1950
£20.00
Food & Drink | Soft Cover | First Editions
Christ Church, Madras, Parish Magazine 1928
Church notices, short stories, home help, adverts...
Christ Church, Madras
Not stated, Madras (Chennai), 1928
£30.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and six more
1977, first printing of Roald Dahl's short stories
Roald Dahl
Jonathan Cape, London, 1977
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Broken Greek (Signed copy)
Signed by Pete Paphides
Pete Paphides
Quercus, London, 2020
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Three books on artist Samuel Palmer
including Geoffrey Grigson's The Visionary Years (1947)
Geoffrey Grigson, and Raymond Lister, The Arts Council
Various, London, n.d.
£20.00
Art | Soft Cover | First Editions
Vincent Van Gogh: The Drawings
2005, am extensive and comprehensive study of Van Gogh's drawings, profusely illustrated
Colta Ives, with Susan Alyson Stein, Sjraar van Heugten, and Marije Vellekoop
Metropolitan Museum of Art / Van Gogh Museum, New York & Amsterdam, 2005
£60.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Kitty Frew
1936, a novel of married life from American author Jane Abbott
Jane Abbott
John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1936
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
A Mirror for Narcissus
1956, the second volume of Negley Farson's autobiography
Negley Farson
Victor Gollancz, London, 1956
£25.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Roman Ways in the Weald
Ivan Margary's study of Roman roads from London through Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Ivan D Margary, with a foreword by O G S Crawford
Phoenix House, London, 1948
£25.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
A collection of five J R R Tolkien books
The Hobbit (graphic novel), Roverandom, Mr Bliss, Lord of the Rings Pocket Companion
J R R Tolkien, and David Wenzel, Brian Simmons et al
Various, London, Philadelphia, n.d.
£40.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Witches, Druids and King Arthur
Nine essays from Professor Ronald Hutton
Ronald Hutton
Hambledon & London, London, 2003
£30.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
A Corruption of Blood (Signed copy)
Signed by Ambrose Parry (Christopher Brookmyre & Marisa Haetzman)
Ambrose Parry, pen-name of Christopher Brookmyre & Marisa Haetzman
Canongate, Edinburgh, 2021
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
In My Own Footsteps, A Memoir (Signed copy)
Signed by Star Wars actor Michael Pennington to fellow Star Wars actor Ken Colley
Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington Books, 2021
£60.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Blood and Iron
1916, Impressions from the Front in France and Flanders, this copy signed by Major A A Macfarlane-Grieve
Wilson McNair
Seeley, Service & Co, London, 1916
£20.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Association Copy
Home Comfort: A Complete Manual of Domestic Economy
1876, in an impressive fine black velvet and engraved white metal binding
Jane Stoker
W Stewart & Co, London, 1876
£120.00
Food & Drink | Hard Cover | First Editions | Fine Bindings
The Letters of Samuel Beckett
Complete in four volumes, 1929–1989
Samuel Beckett, edited by George Craig, Martha Dow Fehsenfeld, Dan Gunn, Lois More Overbeck
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009
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Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Western Women Travelling East 1716–1916
A comprehensive illustrated study of two hundred years of women's travel and writing
Penelope Tuson
The Arcadian Library & OUP, London, 2014
£80.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Legends and Folktales of Lappland
32 tales, illustrated by Arnulf Bjorndal
Valerie Stalder
Mowbrays, London and Oxford, 1972
£20.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Ernest Bevin and the Foreign Office 1932–1969
Sir Roderick Barclay's account of his time in government
Sir Roderick Barclay
Printed for the Author, London, 1975
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
