Recent Additions
Doctor Syn, A Tale of the Romney Marsh (Signed copy)
Signed by the author's son, the illustrator, and the publisher: Daniel Thorndike, Emily Goddard, and Liz Skilbeck
Russell Thorndike, illustrated by Emily Goddard, introduction by Daniel Thorndike
Romney Bookshop, New Romney, 1998
£20.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First thus
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
Three books on L S LOWRY
All three profusely illustrated
Michael Howard, and Michael Leber & Judith Sandling, and Mervyn Levy
The Lowry Press et al, Salford & London, n.d.
£40.00
Art | Hard Cover
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
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 | Bookplate
Rambles Round London Town
1891, a late Victorian tour of London sights
C L Mateaux
Cassell, London, 1891
£20.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover
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
Water Analysis
1876, A Practical Treatise on the Examination of Potable Water
J Alfred Wanklyn, and Ernest Theophron Chapman, rewritten by J Alfred Wanklyn
Trubner & Co, London, 1876
£12.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover
Popular Astronomy
1866, A Series of Lectures Delivered at Ipswich
George Biddell Airy
Macmillan, London, 1866
£25.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover
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
£150.00
Food & Drink | Hard Cover | First Editions | Fine Bindings
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
David Gentleman's London (Signed copy)
1985, signed by David Gentleman
David Gentleman
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1985
£25.00
Art | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Queen's Wards
Wardship and Marriage under Elizabeth I
Joel Hurstfield
Longmans, London, 1958
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History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Oeuvres de Crebillon
1812, in a Simier R. du Roi binding, and plates by Clement Marillier
Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon
P Didot L'Aine, Paris, 1812
£30.00
Drama | Hard Cover | Leather Bound | Bookplate
A Crown of Lights
The first printing of the third Merrily Watkins novel
Phil Rickman
Macmillan, London, 2001
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Lois: Bermuda's Grande Dame of Politics (Signed copy)
Signed by Lois Marie Browne-Evans
J Randolf Williams
Camden Editions, Bermuda, 2001
£40.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Original Architectural Drawing for an Author's Retreat
1946, a quiet country cottage with large writing room
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1946
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten
Original Architectural Drawing for a Proposed Youth Hostel in the Lake District
1946, with colour perspective, elevations, and floorplan
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1946
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten
Original Architectural Drawing for a Small Dance Hall
1947, with floorplan and two dancers in evening wear
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1947
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten
The History of Arsaces, Prince of Betlis
1775, an early printing of volume one only, but a poor copy
Charles Johnston, as 'By the Editor of Chrysal'
W Sleater et al, Dublin, 1775
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
Legends and Stories of Ireland
1832, the second edition of Samuel Lover's tales from Irish folklore
Samuel Lover, with six etchings by the Author
W F Wakeman, Dublin, 1832
£70.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
