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  • Pre-publication radio script for Words and Music by Samuel Beckett, dated 1962.
    Pre-publication radio script for Words and Music by Samuel Beckett, dated 1962.

    BECKETT, Samuel.
    Pre-publication radio script for 'Words and Music'. 1962.
    £6,500.00

  • A very fresh set in stunning Art Nouveau bindings of the complete works of Vasily Zhukovsky, one of Russia's most important poets.
    A very fresh set in stunning Art Nouveau bindings of the complete works of Vasily Zhukovsky, one of Russia's most important poets.

    ZHUKOVSKY, Vasily.
    Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii [The Complete Works]. 1906.
    £750.00

  • Country Sentiment
    Country Sentiment

    GRAVES, Robert.
    Country Sentiment 1920
    £350.00

  • First edition of Alfred A. Knopf's Some Random Recollections, inscribed by the author to Paul and Pauline Gallico.
    First edition of Alfred A. Knopf's Some Random Recollections, inscribed by the author to Paul and Pauline Gallico.

    KNOPF, Alfred A.
    Some Random Recollections 1949.
    £250.00

  • First edition, association copy of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, with autograph letter.
    First edition, association copy of The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood, with autograph letter.

    ATWOOD, Margaret.
    The Edible Woman. 1969.
    £4,500.00

  • Rare in the dust-jacket, The Tiger who came to Tea was Judith Kerr's first book; Her preparatory sketches for the work are now held by the British Library
    Rare in the dust-jacket, The Tiger who came to Tea was Judith Kerr's first book; Her preparatory sketches for the work are now held by the British Library

    KERR, Judith.
    The Tiger Who Came to Tea. 1968.
    £6,500.00

  • The rare first UK edition of Collodi's classic for children, The Adventures of Pinocchio, originally published in book-form in Florence, Italy in 1883
    The rare first UK edition of Collodi's classic for children, The Adventures of Pinocchio, originally published in book-form in Florence, Italy in 1883

    COLLODI, Carlo [pseud. LORENZINI, Carlo].
    The Story of a Puppet or The Adventures of Pinocchio. 1892.
    £2,800.00

  • Meggendorfer's movables are some of the most complex mechanisms ever created in the genre.
    Meggendorfer's movables are some of the most complex mechanisms ever created in the genre.

    MEGGENDORFER, Lothar (illustrator).
    Zum Zeitvertreib für brave Knaben & Mädchen [No date, circa 1890].
    £2,250.00

  • a unique copy extra-illustrated with two copper plates and original drawings by multiple artists
    a unique copy extra-illustrated with two copper plates and original drawings by multiple artists

    FLAUBERT, Gustave; HUARD, Charles; van ELSEN, Théodore; FARNETI, Carlo (illustrators).
    Madame Bovary. Moeurs de province. 1930.
    £15,000.00

  • First edition collection of short stories and vignettes that marked the American debut of Ernest Hemingway and brought him fame. In scarce dust jacket<br /><br />
    First edition collection of short stories and vignettes that marked the American debut of Ernest Hemingway and brought him fame. In scarce dust jacket<br /><br />

    HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
    In Our Time. 1925.
    £15,750.00

  • An attractive morocco-bound set, containing some of Thomas Rowlandson's best-known images.
    An attractive morocco-bound set, containing some of Thomas Rowlandson's best-known images.

    ROWLANDSON, Thomas; COMBE, William (illustrator).
    Poetical Magazine; 1809-1811.
    £2,000.00

  • Highly esteemed by Gordon Ray, who writes: 'The book's format is noble, Molière's text is presented with more care than ever before...'; 1734.
    Highly esteemed by Gordon Ray, who writes: 'The book's format is noble, Molière's text is presented with more care than ever before...'; 1734.

    MOLIÈRE, Jean Baptiste Poquelin de; BOUCHER, François (illustrator).
    Oeuvres. 1734.
    £5,000.00

  • First edition of Shakespeare's Boy Actors by W. Robertson Davies, in the scarce dustjacket.
    First edition of Shakespeare's Boy Actors by W. Robertson Davies, in the scarce dustjacket.

    DAVIES, W. Robertson.
    Shakespeare's Boy Actors. 1939.
    £1,250.00

  • Two volumes in original dust-jackets.
    Two volumes in original dust-jackets.

    CRANFORD SERIES; THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator)
    Two volumes in original dust-jackets. 1892-1895
    £1,100.00

  • A handsomely bound example of Brunelleschi's illustrated edition of three works by the French dramatist, poet & novelist Alfred de Musset.
    A handsomely bound example of Brunelleschi's illustrated edition of three works by the French dramatist, poet & novelist Alfred de Musset.

    BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (artist); MUSSET, Alfred de.
    La Nuit Venitienne; Fantasio; Les Caprices de Marianne. [1913].
    £1,500.00

  • A handsome set of an important edition of Boileau's works, bound in full red contemporary morocco, allegorical engraved vignettes, plates.
    A handsome set of an important edition of Boileau's works, bound in full red contemporary morocco, allegorical engraved vignettes, plates.

    Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas.
    Oeuvres avec des éclaircissemens historiques donnez par lui-même. 1718.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of Wander Birds by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to his wife.
    First edition of Wander Birds by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to his wife.

    WHITE, Eric Walter; REINIGER, Lotte (illustrator).
    Wander Birds. 1934.
    £325.00

  • First edition of The Room by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to the German film director Lotte Reiniger.
    First edition of The Room by Eric Walter White, inscribed by the author to the German film director Lotte Reiniger.

    WHITE, Eric Walter.
    The Room and Other Poems 1921-1926. 1927.
    £500.00

  • The first edition, publisehd in New York, of Graham Greene's murder-thriller Brigton Rock, with original pictorial dustjacket by George Salter.
    The first edition, publisehd in New York, of Graham Greene's murder-thriller Brigton Rock, with original pictorial dustjacket by George Salter.

    GREENE, Graham.
    Brighton Rock. 1938.
    £3,500.00

  • Out of the blue
    Out of the blue

    PELTZ, Daniel.
    Out of the blue 2004
    £11.95

  • Inking the 1890s, a beautiful catalogue of 228 items from the Walker-Good collection of Aubrey Beardsley printed material.

    SHAPERO RARE BOOKS
    Aubrey Beardsley. Inking the 1890s. 2021
    £20.00

  • First separate edition of The Tale of the Faithful Dove, penned by Beatrix Potter in 1907 for the Warne children, rediscovered in 1918 by Fruing Warne.
    First separate edition of The Tale of the Faithful Dove, penned by Beatrix Potter in 1907 for the Warne children, rediscovered in 1918 by Fruing Warne.

    POTTER, Beatrix.
    The Tale of the Faithful Dove. 1955.
    £450.00

  • A taut tale of love and deception in the world of high finance.

    PELTZ, Daniel.
    Blood Ties. 2003.
    £16.95

  • First edition of Exultations of Ezra Pound, published 1909.
    First edition of Exultations of Ezra Pound, published 1909.

    POUND, Ezra.
    Exultations of Ezra Pound. 1909.
    £375.00

  • First edition of Autumn Journal by Louis Macneice, the author's masterpiece.
    First edition of Autumn Journal by Louis Macneice, the author's masterpiece.

    MACNEICE, Louis.
    Autumn Journal. 1939.
    £450.00

  • First edition of Louder and Funnier by P.G. Wodehosue, in the Rex Whistler dustjacket.
    First edition of Louder and Funnier by P.G. Wodehosue, in the Rex Whistler dustjacket.

    WODEHOUSE, P.G.
    Louder and Funnier. 1932.
    £2,250.00

  • First edition of Carroll's dark poem, describing 'with infinite humor the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature'
    First edition of Carroll's dark poem, describing 'with infinite humor the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature'

    CARROLL, Lewis (pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge).
    The Hunting of the Snark. 1876.
    £1,100.00

  • First hardback edition of Saved by Edward Bond, with 3 autograph postcards from the author to Ian Hamilton.
    First hardback edition of Saved by Edward Bond, with 3 autograph postcards from the author to Ian Hamilton.

    BOND, Edward.
    Saved. 1969.
    £675.00

  • Wheels of Light.
    Wheels of Light.

    MALANGA, Gerard.
    Wheels of Light. 1972.
    £500.00

  • First edition, presentation copy, of The Recognitions by William Gaddis, the author's first novel.
    First edition, presentation copy, of The Recognitions by William Gaddis, the author's first novel.

    GADDIS, William.
    The Recognitions. 1955.
    £4,250.00

  • The first edition of Oppenheim's Battle of Basinghall Street, in the original pictorial dust-jacket by Art Deco illustration Ethel 'Bip' Pares.
    The first edition of Oppenheim's Battle of Basinghall Street, in the original pictorial dust-jacket by Art Deco illustration Ethel 'Bip' Pares.

    OPPENHEIM, Edward Phillips.
    The Battle of Basinghall Street. 1935.
    £250.00

  • First edition of T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography by Elizabeth W. Duval, inscribed by Joseph Blumenthal to Harold Corbin.
    First edition of T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography by Elizabeth W. Duval, inscribed by Joseph Blumenthal to Harold Corbin.

    DUVAL, Elizabeth W.
    T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography. 1938.
    £250.00

  • First edition of Picasso A Biography by Patrick O'Brian, inscribed by the author.
    First edition of Picasso A Biography by Patrick O'Brian, inscribed by the author.

    O'BRIAN, Patrick.
    Pablo Ruiz Picasso. A Biography. 1976.
    £1,250.00

  • Songs for Italy.
    Songs for Italy.

    CROWLEY, Aleister.
    Songs for Italy. 1923.
    £1,750.00

  • A fine set of the rare true first edition in book form of Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev, his last and longest novel.
    A fine set of the rare true first edition in book form of Virgin Soil by Ivan Turgenev, his last and longest novel.

    TURGENEV, Ivan Sergeevich.
    Nov' [Virgin Soil]. 1877.
    £4,500.00

  • First edition of The Powers of Light by Naomi Mitchison, inscribed by the author, with illustrations by Eric Kennington.
    First edition of The Powers of Light by Naomi Mitchison, inscribed by the author, with illustrations by Eric Kennington.

    MITCHISON, Naomi; KENNINGTON, Eric (illustrator).
    The Powers of Light. n.d. [but 1932].
    £825.00

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