Recent Additions

The Mount School, York, 1785–1814, 1831–1931 (Signed copy)
This copy signed by H Winifred Sturge
H Winifred Sturge, and Theodora Cook
J M Dent, London, 1931
£20.00
School & University Registers | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Association Copy

Civil Rights Yes, Civil War No
Hamish Fraser's 'A Scots Convert from Communism Looks at Contemporary Ireland'
Hamish Fraser
Approaches, Saltcoats, 1971
£20.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Soft Cover | First Editions

Church Music in the Metropolis
1884, first edition, a study of London's church music
Charles Box
William Reeves, London, 1884
£30.00
Music | Hard Cover | First Editions

Things to Make in the Clubroom
1937, A Book for Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Brownies and Woodcraft Folk
Henry Bramford
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1937
£20.00
Crafts | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Battle of Ideas in the Modern World
Communist ideology vs anti-communism
Vadim Kortunov, translated from the Russian by Anatoly Bratov and David Fidlon
Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1979
£20.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Secret of Japanese Success (Signed copy)
Signed by J Hagiwara, his lecture given in Glasgow in 1906
J Hagiwara
Japanese Consulate, Glasgow, 1906
£40.00
History | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Robert Hugh Benson, Pretre et Romancier 1871–1914
Agnes de La Gorce's 1928 biography of the Priest and novelist
Agnes de La Gorce
Librairie Plon, Paris, 1928
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Adventures of a Pretty Woman
1927, a romance from Florence Warden
Florence Warden
Benman's, London, 1927
£10.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper

Wild Things (Signed copy)
Signed by Bruce Handy—the joy of reading children's literature as an adult
Bruce Handy
Simon and Schuster, New York, 2017
£20.00
Literary Criticism | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Never-Ending Road and Other Sketches in War-Time
1916, a selection of writings from J E G De Montmorency, some of a supernatural flavour
J E G De Montmorency
C North, The Blackheath Press, London, 1916
£50.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Picture of Dorian Gray
A 1947 edition of Oscar Wilde's only novel
Oscar Wilde
Unicorn Press, London, 1947
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover

Bruno, Chief of Police
The first printing of the first book in the series
Martin Walker
Quercus, London, 2008
£50.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Picasso and Portraiture; Representation and Transformation
A profusely illustrated study of Picasso's portraits
William Rubin, editor, with essays by Anne Baldassari, Pierre Daix, Michael C FitzGerald, Brigitte Leal, Marilyn McCully, Robert Rosenblum, William Rubin, Helene Seckel, and Kirk Varnedoe
Thames and Hudson, London, 1996
£20.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Guild State, Its Principles and Possibilities (Signed copy)
Inscribed by the author to R McNair Wilson
G Stirling Taylor
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1920
£20.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

The Eleventh Hour
The Spiritual Crisis of the Modern World in the Light of Tradition and Philosophy
Martin Lings
Quinta Essentia, Cambridge, 1987
£15.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Eighth Octave
1951, the final instalment of Mark Hambourg's recollections
Mark Hambourg
Williams and Norgate, London, 1951
£15.00
Music | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Bridge, Poems 1939–1944 (Signed copy)
Signed by Ruth Pitter
Ruth Pitter
The Cresset Press, London, 1945
£30.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Modern Housing Estates
1949, A Practical Guide to their Planning, Design and Development
Stanley Gale
Batsford, London, 1949
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Bessie Cotter
A 1946 edition of Wallace Smith's novel of a prositute's life in Chicago
Wallace Smith
The Obelisk Press, Paris, 1946
£12.00
Fiction | Soft Cover

The Wild Knight and Other Poems
1906, the second edition of G K Chesterton's second book
G K Chesterton, as Gilbert Chesterton
Brimley Johnson & Ince, London, 1906
£30.00
Poetry | Hard Cover

Carson was Here
1962, further travel sketches from Anthony Carson
Anthony Carson
Methuen, London, 1962
£10.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

A Train to Tarragona
Anthony Carson's travels to the Spanish city
Anthony Carson, dustwrapper by Charles Mozley
Methuen, London, 1957
£20.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

A Rose by Any Other Name
1960, a first edition of Anthony Carson's autobiographical sketches.
Anthony Carson, dustwrapper by Tomi Ungerer
Methuen, London, 1960
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Reminiscences of the Opera
1864, the memoirs of Her Majesty's Theatre owner Benjamin Lumley
Benjamin Lumley
Hurst & Blackett, London, 1864
£70.00
Music | Hard Cover | First Editions

Strait is the Gate
1924, the first UK edition of Andre Gide's classic novel
Andre Gide, translated by Dorothy Bussy
Jarrolds, London, 1924
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions