Recent Additions
A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander (1902)
The two volume Library Edition of J B Bury's history
J B Bury
Macmillan, London, 1902
£40.00
History | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Middlesex (1937)
The RCHM's detailed report, with maps, plans and photographs
RCHM
HMSO, London, 1937
£20.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
Cambridge Companion to the Bible (1920)
A very good copy with Christ's Hospital crest in gilt
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1920
£20.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | Illustrated
Biography for Beginners (1930)
E C Bentley's clerihews and G K Chesterton's sketches
E C Bentley, illustrated by G K Chesterton
T Werner Laurie Ltd, London, 1930
£15.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
L'Atlantide
1924, a nicely bound copy of Pierre Benoit's 1919 classic French lost-world novel
Pierre Benoit
Albin Michel, Paris, 1924
£40.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
Guide to 25 Languages of Europe (1932, first edition)
Archibald Lyall's phrase-book, in a striking dustwrapper
Archibald Lyall
Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1932
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Language | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Window Blind and Gate by David Holt (2003)
A large original oil on canvas in a bespoke frame
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 2003
£165.00
David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
A Gilbert and Sullivan Dictionary (1936, first edition)
An A to Z of all people, places and events, real and imaginary, in the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan
George E Dunn
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1936
£30.00
Music | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Holy Bible (1922, Christ's Hospital binding)
A very nice copy, with 15 coloured maps
Holy Bible
Humphrey Milford, London, 1922
£40.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | Fine Bindings | Leather Bound
In Defence of the Earth (1959, first edition)
A book of verse from Kenneth Rexroth from the San Francisco Renaissance
Kenneth Rexroth
Hutchinson, London, 1959
£35.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Flayed Deer : New Mexico : USA (1959)
A large original oil painting inspired by the customs of the Pueblo Indians
David Holt
Original Artwork, New Mexico, 1959
£150.00
David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Contemporary Chinese Poetry (1947, first edition)
A selection from nine modern Chinese poets
Robert Payne, editor and introduction
Routledge, London, 1947
£40.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Bad Lord Byron (1949, first edition)
"A controversial book about a controversial film", with original flyer for the film
Sydney Box, and Vivian Cox, introduction by Dennis Price
Convoy Publications, London, 1949
£40.00
Film, Theatre & Radio | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Lectures on Architecture (1929, first edition)
Sir John Soane's lectures from 1809 to 1836, illustrated
Sir John Soane, edited from the original MS. by Arthur T Bolton
Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 1929
£70.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated
Armand Rassenfosse, 30 colour plates for Les Fleurs du Mal
1930, limited edition, Trente Compositions aux Crayons de Couleur de Rassenfosse pour Les Fleurs du Mal de Charles Baudelaire
Armand Rassenfosse
Dorbon-Ainé, Paris, 1930
£180.00
Erotica | Hard Cover | Limited Editions | First thus | Illustrated | Slipcase
The White Spider (1960)
A second impression of Heinrich Harrer's 'History of the Eiger's North Face'
Heinrich Harrer, translated from the German by Hugh Merrick
Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1960
£15.00
Sports & Hobbies | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Story of the Heavens (1910)
Sir Robert Ball's astronomical classic, in a decorative binding
Sir Robert Stawell Ball
Cassell, London, 1910
£30.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | Illustrated
Parish Law (1750, seventh edition)
Joseph Shaw's "Guide to Justices of the Peace, Ministers, Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor, Constables, Surveyors of the Highways, Vestry-Clerks, and All Others Concerned with Parish Business"
Joseph Shaw
H Lintot et al, London, 1750
£95.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
In the Steps of the Brontes (1948, first edition)
Ernest Raymond's study in the uncommon dustwrapper
Ernest Raymond
Rich & Cowan, London, 1948
£25.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Lectures on the History of the Eastern Church
1876, leactures by the Dean of Westminster, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
John Murray, London, 1876
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Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Mixed editions but a clean set of Winston S Churchill's monumental history
Winston S Churchill
Cassell, London, 1958
£25.00
History | Hard Cover | Mixed Editions
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1911)
An early printing of these thirteen adventures, illustrated by Sidney Paget
Arthur Conan Doyle, illustrated by Sidney Paget
Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1911
£40.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Illustrated
The Ismailis, An Illustrated History (2008, first edition)
2008, a very good copy of this important study
Farhad Daftary, and Zulfikar Hirji
Azimuth / The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 2008
£50.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
Necroscope & Necroscope II: Wamphyri! (Signed by Brian Lumley)
First paperback editions of the first two books in the Necroscope series
Brian Lumley
Grafton Publishing, London, 1986
£40.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions
The Ice Monkey and Other Stories (1983, signed first edition)
Signed and dedicated by M John Harrison
M John Harrison, dustwrapper design by Eddie Gornall
Victor Gollancz, London, 1983
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Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
