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  • rich botanical and architectural decoration extending beyond the engraved matter. The copy has been enhanced by the addition of 15 original watercolours
    rich botanical and architectural decoration extending beyond the engraved matter. The copy has been enhanced by the addition of 15 original watercolours

    SPALOWSKY, Joachim Johann Nepomuk Anton.
    Beytrag zur Naturgeschichte der Vogel. 1790-1795.
    £150,000.00

  • A James Joyce rare first edition, this copy of Anna Livia Plurabelle seemingly one of 6 special numbered copies from a limitation of 50 on pale green paper
    A James Joyce rare first edition, this copy of Anna Livia Plurabelle seemingly one of 6 special numbered copies from a limitation of 50 on pale green paper

    JOYCE, James.
    Anna Livia Plurabelle. 1928.
    £3,500.00

  • Hugh Thomson (1860-1920) renowned illustrator, in pen and ink, of classic titles
    Hugh Thomson (1860-1920) renowned illustrator, in pen and ink, of classic titles

    THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator); BARRIE, J.M.
    The Admirable Crichton. [1918].
    £750.00

  • A superb copy of Capek's First Rescue Party, in a glorious dust-jacket. A novel about a mine rescue from the author of RUR and War of the Newts.
    A superb copy of Capek's First Rescue Party, in a glorious dust-jacket. A novel about a mine rescue from the author of RUR and War of the Newts.

    ČAPEK, Karel.
    The First Rescue Party. 1939.
    £375.00

  • The third published book by John Updike, comprising sixteen short stories. Uncommon signed.

    UPDIKE, John.
    The Same Door. 1959.
    £480.00

  • A very good first edition example of this collection of poems by Ted Hughes, with a complex Oedipal verse ion the poet's hand.
    A very good first edition example of this collection of poems by Ted Hughes, with a complex Oedipal verse ion the poet's hand.

    HUGHES, Ted (adapted by).
    Seneca's Oedipus. 1969.
    £750.00

  • Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor Whitechurch is extremely rare, early detective fiction, with only one previous auction record we could find, first edition
    Thrilling Stories of the Railway by Victor Whitechurch is extremely rare, early detective fiction, with only one previous auction record we could find, first edition

    WHITECHURCH, Victor L.
    Thrilling Stories of the Railway. 1912.
    £6,500.00

  • The special deluxe limited edition of Sheridan's The School for Scandal, illustrated & signed by Hugh Thomson, in publisher's full vellum binding
    The special deluxe limited edition of Sheridan's The School for Scandal, illustrated & signed by Hugh Thomson, in publisher's full vellum binding

    SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley; THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator).
    The School for Scandal. 1911.
    £850.00

  • A lovely first edition copy of this extension to the A J Raffles (aka Gentleman Thief) stories originally penned by E. W. Hornung. Original cloth.
    A lovely first edition copy of this extension to the A J Raffles (aka Gentleman Thief) stories originally penned by E. W. Hornung. Original cloth.

    BANGS, John Kendrick.
    Mrs. Raffles. 1905.
    £150.00

  • A first edition of the author's highly collectable first novel, in the original dust jacket.
    A first edition of the author's highly collectable first novel, in the original dust jacket.

    SMITH, Dodie.
    I Capture the Castle. 1949.
    £1,100.00

  • A fine copy of one of Lewis's greatest works, written during 1934-35; publication of The Revenge for Love was constantly delayed due to libellous passages.

    LEWIS, Wyndham.
    The Revenge for Love. 1937.
    £1,250.00

  • The limited large-paper edition limited to 560 copies signed by the artist Arthur Rackham of the classic legends of Thomas Ingoldsby.
    The limited large-paper edition limited to 560 copies signed by the artist Arthur Rackham of the classic legends of Thomas Ingoldsby.

    RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); INGOLDSBY, Thomas.
    The Ingoldsby Legends. 1907.
    £1,400.00

  • An extremely handsome limited edition set on large paper of The Writings of George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, in contemporary crushed half morocco, gilt
    An extremely handsome limited edition set on large paper of The Writings of George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, in contemporary crushed half morocco, gilt

    ELIOT, George (pseud. EVANS, Marian).
    The Writings. 1908.
    £4,900.00

  • The further adventures of Baroness Emmuska Orczy's elusive Scarlet Pimpernel, aka Sir Percy Blakeney, during the French Revolution.
    The further adventures of Baroness Emmuska Orczy's elusive Scarlet Pimpernel, aka Sir Percy Blakeney, during the French Revolution.

    ORCZY, Baroness.
    The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel. [1922].
    £395.00

  • 'Knock Four Times is a story of present-day London, the London of little flats and haphazard hospitality, the London of the young and poor and friendly.'
    'Knock Four Times is a story of present-day London, the London of little flats and haphazard hospitality, the London of the young and poor and friendly.'

    IRWIN, Margaret.
    Knock Four Times. 1927.
    £330.00

  • A scarce collection of poems written by Pankhurst during one of her numerous terms in prison; no other copy shown in auction records in the last 40 years.
    A scarce collection of poems written by Pankhurst during one of her numerous terms in prison; no other copy shown in auction records in the last 40 years.

    PANKHURST, Sylvia.
    Writ on Cold Slate. [1922].
    £3,250.00

  • First trade edition, 20 full-page illustrations including 8 in colur, publisher's boards and dust-jacket. J.M. Dent, 1923
    First trade edition, 20 full-page illustrations including 8 in colur, publisher's boards and dust-jacket. J.M. Dent, 1923

    LOVAT FRASER, Claud (illustrator); FRASER, Haldane.
    The Book of Lovat. 1923.
    £230.00

  • TOLSTOY, Leo and others.
    [Encounter with a Moscow Acquaintance in the Detachment [in] Library for Reading [№12, December]. 1856.
    £2,750.00

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