Signed copy. First edition, signed by Edward Ardizzone; 4to (263 x 198 mm); 46pp., numerous in-text illustrations (some coloured), internally clean...

Large paper copy of The Adventure of Hunch-Back, illustrated with 17 engraved plates by William Daniell after paintings by Robert Smirke.The plate...

Charles Hindley (d.1893) who wrote many books on British popular literature and culture, in this work analyses the distinctive cries, characters a...

The first edition of this richly illustrated historical account of the streets of London and its characters by Andrew Tuer.First edition. (134 x 1...

Finely bound illustrated edition. First appearing in the 1550s, Les Amours recount two of Ronsard's love affairs: the first with Cassandre, the sec...

Presentation copy. An excellent edition of René Baudu's Les Après-Midi de Montmartre. Inscribed by the author, enhanced with an original sketch sig...

This edition was based on Edward Fitzgerald's translation, first published in 1859. The poem presents an interesting challenge to any reader tryin...

'the fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool' . A charmingly illustrated edition of one of Shakespeare's perennial ...

A great run of this neat French almanac published under the aegis of French engraver & illustrator Henri Boutet, nicknamed 'little master of c...

The rare special issue of Nicholson's London Types, in an uncommon variant vellum binding. The Bus Driver was omitted from this edition and only a...

A wonderful example of this book, in an edition thought to run to two hundred & seventy-five copies; the tissue guards have kept the illustrat...

Presentation copy inscribed by the editor. With the editor's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'Cosmo Gordon from Geoffre...

The original prospectus announced that the book would be bound in royal blue cloth, however this first issue was bound in a mustard yellow, and de...

This lovely and scarce volume is Crane's only book of poetry; extremely uncommon in this condition.First edition, number 35 of 350 copies for Engl...

A charming illustrated book, by the author of La Vie Parisienne (under the pseudonym of Satin, Gratin, Pascaline).Number 10 of 30 copies on Japon,...