John Betjeman first editions

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies; 8vo; frontispiece and two plates; original purple boards with gilt decorations after Charles Shannon, dust-jacket, a fine copy; with the original, clipped prospectus loosely inserted.

First edition, number 43 of 175 copies; 8vo; title printed in red & black, marbled cockerel endpapers; publisher's yellow buckram, top edge gilt, others uncut, in original acetate dust-jacket with some loss.

First edition, first impression; 4to; publisher's quarter blue cloth, marbled papers boards, titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt, with the Moholy-Nagy photographic dust jacket. A superb copy in the lightly internally strengthened dust jacket with some trivial retouching and a light vertical crease at the spine.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by the Author; 8vo; publisher's yellow cloth, titles to spine gilt, with the dust jacket. A fine copy in the slightly faded, price-clipped dust jacket with a single small scuff to one corner.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by Betjeman to Mary Wilson; 8vo; illustrated; publisher's cream wrappers printed in blue, lower wrapper a little marked but an excellent copy.

First edition, first impression, inscribed by Irvine to Mary Wilson. 8vo. Publisher's textured white wrappers printed on blue paper. An excellent copy.