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QuickviewThe Water-Babies
Antiquarian, Children's Fiction, First EditionThe Water-Babies By Charles Kingsley First edition, first issue (Macmillan & Co, 1863) with l'envoi leaf present, of which there were only believed to be around 200 copies. Housed in an attractive morocco drop-back box with raised bands, blue compartments, gilt lettering and marbled boards. Original green cloth. Spine re-backed using most of the original, only lacking the tips and a small square hole just below the centre. Occasional light foxing and a little rubbing to covers. Hinges neatly reinforced. Free from names and inscriptions. A very good example of a very rare book.£500.00 -
QuickviewThe Wind in the Willows
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsThe Wind in the Willows By Kenneth Grahame First edition of the first illustrated Arthur Rackham edition published in the United Kingdom, featuring illustrations that originally appeared in the US Limited Edition Club edition in 1940. 97th edition overall. 12 colour plates and 15 line drawings by Rackham. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some fairly light spotting to fore-edge. Contents are lovely and clean and free from names and inscriptions, save for a touch of very faint spotting to endpapers. Very good or better. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a few tears to edges with some edge wear and rubbing and fraying, primarily to hinges and folds. A very good copy.£475.00 -
QuickviewThe Wings of the Morning
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Wings of the Morning By Edward S Hyams First edition, first impression (Duckworth, 1939). Signed and inscribed by the author to front endpaper. The author's first novel. Publisher's original cloth with red lettering to spine. Some soiling and light browning to boards with some spotting to fore-edge and to opening and final couple of pages. Contents nice and clean otherwise. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some loss to upper panel and to spine panel head with a few tears, some chipping and rubbing; light soiling to lower panel. A very rare book, especially so inscribed by the author.£300.00 -
QuickviewThe Wolf of Wall Street
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Non-FictionThe Wolf of Wall Street By Jordan Belfort First UK edition, first impression. Adapted to film in 2013. Original black cloth with white lettering to spine. Some toning to edges, else fine, in a fine dust jacket with a hint of wear to spine tips.£165.00 -
QuickviewTo You Mr. Chips
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Signed First EditionsTo You Mr. Chips! By James Hilton First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author in pencil to the front endpaper. Accompanied by a couple of letters written by the author's father, John Hilton. Original orange cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Previous owner name and date to front paste-down with some toning to edges. Binding a bit exposed at front endpaper. Some browning to front endpaper and to pages 14 and 15. The original dust jacket has a few shallow chips and nicks to edges with some browning, most notably to spine panel. A good copy of a book that is seemingly rare signed with associated ephemera.£385.00 -
QuickviewToad of Toad Hall
Children's Fiction, First Edition, Modern First EditionsToad of Toad Hall By A. A. Milne First edition, first impression. The first dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows', and the subject of a number of theatrical adaptations. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine and toad motif to upper board in gilt. A little spotting to edges and to preliminaries with some browning to front and rear endpapers and small label to bottom corner of front paste-down, otherwise very good or better. The original dust jacket, bearing the correct 5/- price to the spine panel, has a few very small nicks to edges and a shallow chip to spine head with light edge wear, otherwise very good or better.£300.00 -
QuickviewUnder Milk Wood
Dylan Thomas, First Edition, Modern First EditionsUnder Milk Wood By Dylan Thomas First edition, first impression. Original light brown cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. One or two faint spots and slight toning to edges, else near fine in a near fine and unclipped dust jacket with signs of light wear to spine ends and a small closed tear to to edge of lower panel. Moderate toning to verso in places. Housed in an attractive blue cloth drop-back box.£500.00 -
QuickviewWinnie-the-Pooh
A A Milne, Children's Fiction, First Edition, Limited Editions, Modern First Editions, Showcase, Signed First EditionsWinnie-the-Pooh By A. A. Milne Limited edition, published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd. in 1973. Hand bound in blue leather by Zaehnsdorf, London with lettering to spine and motif to upper board in gilt. All edges gilt. Containing attractive illustrations in colour by E. H. Shepard throughout and housed in a blue cloth slipcase with lettering to spine in gilt. One of 300 copies signed by E. H. Shepard, of which this is number 26. An excellent, fine book. Some evidence of rubbing to top and bottom edges of slipcase, else near fine. A beautifully produced and unique edition of one of the most important and popular children's books of modern times.£3,500.00 -
QuickviewWolf Hall
First Edition, History, Modern First EditionsWolf Hall By Hilary Mantel First edition, first impression published by Fourth Estate in 2009. Winner of the Booker Prize and adapted to TV in 2015. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and pictorial endpapers and paste-downs. A near fine book with some toning to edges and partial toning to fore-edge, in the original and unclipped dust jacket with a soft crease running along upper flap and minor traces of wear to top edge. A near fine copy of the first book in the Wolf Hall Trilogy.£375.00 -
QuickviewYou Only Live Twice
First Edition, Ian Fleming, Modern First EditionsYou Only Live Twice By Ian Fleming First edition, first impression and first state with 'First published 1964' to copyright page. Original black cloth with Japanese lettering to upper board in gilt and in English to spine in silver with bamboo patterned endpapers and paste-downs. Light traces of off-setting to endpapers, else near fine and beautifully clean and sharp throughout. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a couple of isolated spots to verso and very shallow chips to corners with a couple of minuscule nicks to spine tips, otherwise an excellent, near fine example. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.£675.00
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