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Something And Nothing—Tales From The Wedding Present: Vol Two

Signed by David Lewis Gedge, Terry de Castro and Lee Thacker
David Lewis Gedge, with Terry de Castro and Jessica McMillan, adapted and illustrated by Lee Thacker, additional editing by Karl Kathuria
Scopitones, Brighton, 2022
£50.00
Music | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

About Britain, complete in 13 volumes

Geoffrey Grogson's series, published for the Festival of Britain in 1951
Geoffrey Grigson, editor and author (of two)
Collins, London, 1951
£20.00
Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Two books on Rex Whistler

Rex Whistler's War, and Rex Whistler—The Triumph of Fancy
Jeremy Spencer-Smith, and Stephen Calloway
Various, London & Brighton, 1994
£20.00
Art | Soft Cover | First Editions

Dr No

1958, the first printing of the sixth James Bond novel
Ian Fleming
Jonathan Cape, London, 1958
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Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Diary of Frida Kahlo, An Intimate Self-Portrait

1995, the first printing of this edition
Frida Kahlo, introduction by Carlos Fuentes, essay and commentaries by Sarah M Lowe
Abrams, New York, 1995
£20.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Two Screenplays & Three Screenplays

Visconti's La Terra Trema, Senso, White Knights, Rocco and his Brothers, and The Job
Luchino Visconti, translated from the Italian by Judith Green
The Orion Press, New York, 1970
£30.00
Film & Theatre | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Wombles at Work

1973, the first edition
Elisabeth Beresford, illustrated by Margaret Gordon
Ernest Benn, London, 1973
£15.00
Childrens | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918

A J P Taylor's history from 1848 to the end of the First World War
A J P Taylor
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1954
£20.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Jazz, An Introduction to its Musical Basis (Signed copy)

Signed by Avril Dankworth
Avril Dankworth
Oxford University Press, London, 1975
£15.00
Music | Soft Cover | Signed Copies

The Empire of Min

1954, first edition, Edward Shafer's study of Chinese history AD907–960
Edward H Schafer
Charles E Tuttle, Rutland, VT, 1954
£32.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Chasing Winter, A Journey to the Pole of Cold (Signed copy)

Signed by Felicity Aston
Felicity Aston, edited by Paul Deegan
Helvetis Books, London, 2014
£25.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Vox Graeca

The Pronunciation of Classical Greek
W Sidney Allen
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1968
£30.00
Language | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Wakefield Mystery Plays

1961, first edition, a complete translation of the cycle of 32 plays
Martial Rose, editor
Evans Brothers, London, 1961
£20.00
Drama | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Kicking Against the Pricks, A Theatre Producer Looks Back

with a signed postcard from Oscar Lewenstein to set designer Douglas Heap
Oscar Lewenstein
Nick Hern Books, London, 1994
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Film & Theatre | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Return of the Shadow

1989, 1st/2nd, the history of The Lord of the Rings, part one
J R R Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien
Unwin Hyman, London, 1989
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Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Texts of Taoism, Volume 1 & 2

The works of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu, translated by James Legge (two volumes on one)
James Legge, translator
Graham Brash, Singapore, 2001
£30.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover

The Sam Pig Storybook

1965, first edition, with 35 Sam Pig stories
Alison Uttley, illustrated by Cecil Leslie
Faber & Faber, London, 1965
£25.00
Childrens | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Normal People

The true first printing of 2018
Sally Rooney
Faber & Faber, London, 2018
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Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Masquerade; The Lives of Noel Coward (Signed copy)

Signed by Oliver Soden
Oliver Soden
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 2023
£25.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Magic of Reality (Signed copy)

Signed by Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins, illustrated by Dave McKean
Bantam Press, London, 2011
£30.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Chatsworth, Arcadia, Now: Seven Scenes from the Life of a House

A sumptuous history of the Derbyshire house
John-Paul Stonard, foreword by The Duke of Devonshire & The Duchess of Devonshire photography by Victoria Hely-Hutchinson, Art Direction by Huw Morgan
Particular Books, London, 2021
£25.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

One by One

1965, Penelope Gilliatt's first novel
Penelope Gilliatt
Secker & Warburg, London, 1965
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Pillion Riders

A first printing of Elisabeth Russell Taylor's novel of the conflicting demands of passion and morality
Elisabeth Russell Taylor
Peter Owen, London, 1993
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Wizard from Vienna

Franz Anton Mesmer and the Origins of Hypnotism
Vincent Buranelli
Peter Owen, London, 1976
£15.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus

A Cookery Book for the Tropics

1962, a collection of African recipes
Mrs Adebisi Vincent, with a foreword by Dr Soyode Franklin
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1962
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Food & Drink | Soft Cover | First Editions

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