A biography of the famous author by one of his young ingénues, who made the role of Alice her own in the 1888 revival of the stage play. Carroll d...

'When the gift of the Imagination was conferred upon mankind, a double-edged sword covered with flowers was thrust into its baby-hands...' (openin...

A delightful illustrated book, in the original publisher's cloth binding, the design for which the artist himself thought 'an extra good one...: i...

This book was initially withdrawn due to a threatened libel action to be brought against Smithers by Marie Corelli, one of the subjects of the boo...

Inscribed by symons. An inscribed first edition of this anthological homage to the eighteen-nineties, compiled by The Quest for Corvo 'biographer' ...

Preceded by the US edition, this is Beerbohm's first regularly published title, ensuring his acceptance amongst the 'fastidious and recognised hig...

The second, and final, anthology of Rhymers' Club poetry, the first published two years before. The Club was founded by W.B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys...

Further poems by the English poet, and Catholic mystic, Francis Thompson. Potentially inspired by the author's relationship with the daughters of ...

Inscribed presentation copy. Prints several dramatic pieces most of which were originally written in English and translated here by Beckett himself...

Review copy. A review copy with Faber's slip laid in annotated by the reviewer for his article.First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's bl...

A scarce little production, printed for private circulation by the author.Sole issue; 8vo; single leaf folded vertically and printed on all sides;...

With a delightful title-page designed by Selwyn Image, reproduced in A.J.A. Symonds' article 'The Typography of the 1890s' in Fleuron, VII, p.118....

Inscribed by the author. The author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'For Maurice [Chevalier] With profound admiration...

Wyndham Lewis' novel is a satire of the literary world in the 1930s, which Lewis intended to be published in 1936, but which Cape did not publish ...

One of 1100 numbered copies - inscribed by the author. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the half title page, 'for John and Vera...

Inscribed by the author. Inscribed by the author to his cousin and his partner: 'For John and Ruth, with much love from Sam. Paris, 18.4.82'.First ...

Inscribed by the author to Noel Blakiston: 'Noel [in pencil], from Cyril with love'. Noel Blakiston (1904-1985), writer, Cyril Connolly's best fr...

Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: 'To John Bayliss from John Waller, Kensington 14 June 1948. 'How to keep clear of fools is our...

Inscribed to John Gielgud. Presentation copies inscribed by the author on front free endpapers: 'For John, with grateful memories of "Dear Octopus"...

An early collection of the poems of this prolific eighteen-nineties writer, perhaps remembered more today for his brief affair with Wilde and thei...

Inscribed copy. Inscribed by Isherwood on the front free endpaper: 'For my dear Erika, who crossed the frontier'; with Erika Spender's small name s...

Author's first novel - signed. A very good first edition of John Fowles' landmark first book, inscribed in the year of publication, 'John Fowles, 1...

Author's presentation copy. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'For Elizabeth who has been so kind as to...