The finest and most important sporting book of the last two centuries. Very rare. The first and only edition of the finest and most important sport...

The Five Jars by M.R. James, master of the ghost story, is the author's only novel, taking the form of a fairy tale in which the narrator describe...

Eton College interest. A beautifully bound copy of Heneage Jesse's (d.1874) two-volume collection of biographies on noted Eton alumni including Wil...

Contemporary economist's copy. The first edition of Keynes' masterwork. Written in the aftermath of the great depression, The General Theory is reg...

Limited edition signed by the author. Originally part of the "five hundred thousand word book, The Man of the World" (so-called in a letter to Ezra...

One of only 550 copies. A very good copy of a scarce Wyndham Lewis first edition in the original dust-jacket. This was the only work by Wyndham Lew...

Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic, complete, 318 leaves plus two later free endpapers, 120 x 80 mm; single column, 14 line...

Fine panorama of Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840 at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace, resplendent wit...

Inspiration for darwin's origin of species. First edition, presentation set inscribed by the author on each title, 'Mary Edmonds from the Author, H...

Inscribed by Bill Manville. First edition, inscribed: 'Nat– / Trouble! / Bill / Manville / PM – [...]'. This book is based on Bill Manville's weekl...

Presentation copy. First edition of what is widely considered to be Amis' masterpiece, inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, 'To Pete...

Rare War Issue in dust-wrappers.. First and only edition of this title. " Indien " was only published in German and covers Burma, Java and Ceylon a...

With original dust-jacket. The first and only English edition of this title and the most comprehensive volume on Russia. Poland and Finland are inc...

With fine provenance . An exceptionally fresh example of this major luxury work on Bakst's art.Cecil Hopkinson (1898-1977) was a musical bibliograp...

Edward Booth was a wealthy bird-watcher and sportsman who stuffed his own specimens and mounted them in their natural surroundings in glass cases....

A rare set of 'Spooner's Upright Series' depicting officers of the British Army. William Spooner was a prints publisher specialising in topical an...

Presentation copy. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the title page, 'To John & Andrew / Anthony Burgess / May 23 / 1988'.Fi...