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Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press, 2000. VG+. First Australian Edition, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CHRISTOPHER WORTHAM, on half-title page. Inscription reads, 'January 2001/For ------- ---------/with best wishes from/Chris Wortham'. l,337pp. Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) was an English poet, satirist and politican who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. When Andrew Marvell died in 1678, virtually none of his lyric poetry had been published. In 1681 the Folio of his poetry was printed through the efforts of his housekeeper, Mary Palmer, who claimed to be his widow in order to obtain the execution of his estate. His lyric poems, most of which first appeared in the Folio, were virtually ignored, however, until the twentieth century, when an influential essay by T S Eliot secured Marvell's elevation to the very highest rank of English poets. His poems 'The Garden' and 'To…
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Andrew Marvell: Pastoral And Lyric Poems 1681 (SCARCE AUSTRALIAN FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER WORTHAM)
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Antiquarian Book Monthly Review Magazines (ABMR): Twelve Magazines 1977 To 1977; Numbers 33 To 44 Inclusive (SCARCE 1977 ISSUES, JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1977)
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Oxford: Antiquarian Book Monthly Rieview VG+. First Edition, First Printing. The issues thirty three to forty four inclusive of the Antiquarian Book Monthly Review, All in very good plus condition. Issue Number Thirty Three; ''Sir Thomas Browne's Library' by Gary Richmond; 'Dodging Fiery Particles: Perceptions Of Beverley Nichols, Rupert Croft-Cooke & Cecil Roberts' by John Parke Custis; 'Railway Relics' by F J G Haut; 'Frederick Koenig 1774-1833: Genius In Limbo' by A O Chick; Number Thirty Five; 'G A Henty: Some Notes On The Blackie First Editions' by Peter Newbolt; 'Collecting Crawhall' by Ruari McLean; 'The Revival of John Galt' by Ian A Gordon; ' Who On Earth Was Queen Adelaide?' by D V Wright; 'An Unusual Combination Of Fore-Edge Painting And Gauffering' by A O Chick; 'Etching, Or, The Art Of Graveing With Aqua-Fortis' by Michael Shain; Number Thirty Seven; 'Scottish Bookbinding, 1450-1800' by…
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Antiquarian Book Monthly Review (ABMR): Ten Magazines 1976 To 1976: Numbers 23 To 32 Inclusive (SCARCE 1976 ISSUES, JANUARY 1976 TO DECEMBER 1976)
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Oxford: Antiquarian Book Monthly Rieview, 1976. VG+. First Edition, First Printing. The issues numbers 23 to 32 inclusive for the Antiquarian Book Monly Review. Issue Number Twenty Three; 'Collecting Jerome K Jerome' by Norman Webster; 'D F Foxon; English Verse 1701-1750' by John V Price; Number Twenty Four; 'Mr Murray's Handbooks. John Murray III And His Handbooks For Travellers' by J R Gretton; 'Walter Crane Revived' by Keith Nicholson; 'Line Engraving, Or, The Art Of Ploughing' by Michael Shain; 'British Bookbinding Today, An Exhibition And A Catalogue' by Colin Franklin; Number Twenty Five; 'Irish Bookbinding' by Patrick King; 'Emblems & Impresas' by Gilbert R Redgrave; Number Twenty Six; 'Collecting Felicia Hemans' by N W Webster; 'Mezzotint Engraving, Or, La Maniere Anglaise' by Michael Shain; 'Hung Worn And Quartoed. Poetry By Perse Wheakas; 'James Logan's Library' by D J Hall; 'Science…
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Antiquarian Book Monthly Review Magazines (ABMR): Twelve Magazines 1978 To 1978: Numbers 45 To 56 Inclusive (SCARCE 1978 ISSUES, JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1978)
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Oxford: Antiquarian Book Monthly Rieview VG+. First Edition, First Printing. The issues number 45 to 56 inclusive. All in very good plus condition. Issue Number Forty Five; 'Key Works In Bibliography: The Necessity Of Biibliographical Training For The Textual Critic: R B McKerrow: An Introduction To Bibliography, A Study In Analytical & Critical Bibliography' by Robin Myers; Number Forty Six; 'Victorian & Edwardian Guidebooks' by J R Gretton; 'Les Mysteres De Paris' by Malcolm Lindsay; 'Martin Dature: London Bookbinder 1526-1556' by Patrick King; Number Forty Seven; 'Saki' by Charles Cox; 'Key Works In Bibliography: W W Greg' by Robin Myers; Number Forty Eight; 'English Parochial Libraries' by David Williams; 'Martin Secker, Publisher' by George Sims; Number Forty Nine; 'Some Publications Of 'The Times' 1785-1935' by Gordon Phillips; 'Colchester Bookshops' by P J Manning; Number 50; 'The Sieges Of…
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Antiquarian Book Monthly Review Magazines (ABMR): Eleven Issues, The First Eleven Magazines 1974/1975: Numbers 1 To 11 Inclusive (SCARCE 1974/75 ISSUES)
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Buckinghamshire: Antiquarian Book Monthly Rieview VG+. First Edition, First Printing. Magazine. The first eleven issues of the influential magazine Antiquarian Book Monthly Review. Issues Number One to Eleven inclusive. All in very good plus condition. Issue Number 1; The Bibliography Of John Aubrey's 'Brief Lives' by Michael Hunter; Bookman's Oxford; Issue Number Two; All World's Spacecrft; The Science Fiction Of Fred T Jane by George Locke; Bookman's Cambridge; Issue Number Three; T E Lawrence: Notes For Collectors by J M Wilson; Reflection On A Polar Catalogue; Issue Number Four; T E Lawrence: Notes For Collectors Part Two by J M Wilson; Issue Number Five; G K Chesterton; Foyled Again by George Peall; Brief Bibliography Of William Gordon Staples by Ben Hutchinson; Issue Number Six; The World War Boom by George Locke; Issue Number Seven: The Hodges, The 'Notable Trials' Series by Jonathan Goodman; Brief Bibliography Of William Gordon Stables by Ben Hutchinson. First…
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Antiquarian Book Monthly Review Magazines (ABMR): Twelve Magazines January 1979 To December 1979: Numbers 57 To 68 Inclusive (SCARCE 1979 ISSUES, JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1979)
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Oxford: Antiquarian Book Monthly Rieview VG+. First Edition, Firs Printing. The issues number fifty seven to number sixty eight inclusive for the Antiquarian Book Monthly Review. All in very good plus condition. Issue Number Fifty Seven; 'Aquatint Or The Art Of Tonal Etching' by Michael Shain; 'Collecting W H Hudson' by John R Payne; Number Fifty Eight; 'Hand Bookbinding Today' by Philip Smith; 'The Basilisk Bookshop Or Bargains For All' by Barry Newport; Number Fifty Nine; 'The Army Printing & Stationery Services, 1914-1918' by Peter T Scott; 'Salisbury Bookshops' by Elizabeth Jarrold; 'Dustwrappers & Sundry Confusions' by George Locke; Number Sixty; 'Poetry London 1939-1951' by Alan Smith; 'The First Fifty Years Of The Bibliographical Society, 1892-1942' by Robin Myers; 'Book Repairs' by C G Lewin; Number Sixty One; 'Books About Bees' by Victor Dodd; 'Oxford Bookshops' by Simon Toulmin; Number…
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Antiquarian Book Monthly Review Magazines (ABMR): Twelve Magazines 1975 To 1976: Numbers 12 To 21 Inclusive (SCARCE 1975 ISSUES, FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1975)
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Buckinghamshire: Antiquarian Book Monthly Rieview VG+. The issues numbers twelve to twenty one inclusive for the Antiquarian Book Monthly Review. All in very good plus condition. Issue Number Twelve; An 18th Century Manuscript Regimental Order Book by E J Martin; Issue Number Thirteen; Thomas Pennant; 1726-1798 by T Lloyd-Roberts; 'Suffragitis' by Charlotte Leeming; Number Fourteen; 'Antiquarian And Out-of-Print Books On The History Of Dutch Art by Walter A Liedtke; 'Arthur Machen And A E Waite - A Forgotten Collaboration by R A Gilbert; 'Much Binding, The Facsimile Bindings' by L L Ardern; 'Behind A Victorian Locked Door, A Brief History Of The Locked Room Detective Story' by Bob Adey; Number Fifteen; 'Earlier Regimental Histories' by Ernest J Martin; Number Sixteen; 'The Englsh Traveller: Charles G Harper (1863-1943) Together With A Harper Bibliography by Norman W Webster; 'In Pursuit Of Lawrence Durrell' by James A Brigham; 'The Book…
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The Art Of Denis McLoughlin (DELUXE HARDBACK LIMITED FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, DAVID ASHFOR)
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London: Book Palace Books, 2012. VG. No d/w, (as published). Hardback, with decorated covers. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, DAVID ASHFORD AND EDITION LIMITED TO 120 NUMBERED COPIES, THIS BEING NUMBER 73. The life and art of Denis McLoughlin (1918-2002; with signature and limitation on title-page without dedication or nscription..He was a British book illustrator. With light bumpng to upper and lower corners of front cover. Minor scuff to lower right hand corner of spine. Else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition, first prinitng LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK. MAY INCUR EXTRA COST. . Signed by Author, David Ashford. First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good.
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Asimov: The Unauthorized Life (HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
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London: Millennium , 1994. NrF/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was an American writer of science-fiction and popular science. With Bibliogaphy of Asimov's Fiction and General Bibliography. Spotting to top-edge; else a near fine copy, in a fine d/w, of a first edition, first printing. No inscriptions, highlighting or underlining.. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Fine.
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Author-Biography (RARE 1935 HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
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London: Hutchinson, 1935. VG+. First edition. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Illustrated with photographs. Cecil Hunt, (1902-54), was an English journalist, author and anthologist. This is his first autobiography and important for his many references to literary figures; including, Harrison Ainsworth, James Barrie, Gertrude Bell, Hilaire Belloc, Arnold Bennett, Edmund Blampied, Edmund Blunden, Marjorie Bowen, Rupert Brooke, Rene Bull, Willa Cather, G K Chesterton, Wilkie Collins, Clemence Dane, Sidney Dark, Warwick Deeping, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Susan Ertz, Gilbert Frankau, John Galsworthy, Thomas Hardy, John Hassall, O Henry, James Hilton, Leigh Hunt, W W Jacobs, Jerome K Jerome, Sheila Kaye-Smith, Rudyard Kipling, D H Lawrence, Rosamond Lehmann, Sinclair Lewis, W J Locke, Arthur Machen, Thomas Mann, John Masefield, A E W Mason, Somerset Maugham, A A Milne, Edgar Alan Poe, J B Priestley, Ernest Raymond, Pett Ridge, W Heath Robinson, Rafael Sabatini, Saki, Sapper,…
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Benjamin Disraeli:The Novel As Political Discourse (FINE COPY OF FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MICHAL FLAVIN)
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Brighton: Sussex Academic Press, 2005. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MICHAEL FLAVIN, on half-title page. Inscription reads, (For) ----/If you ever misplace your/copy of 'The Daily Sport'/you can alwys try this instead./Best Wishes/Mike'. vii,221pp. A study of Disreali's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. This book will appeal to all those fascinated by Disraeli and Conservatism. A fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MICHAEL FLAVIN. . Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.
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Bibliography Of G A Henty & Hentyana (SCARCE FIRST EDITION WITH INTRODUCTION SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR, P J FARMER)
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London: Privately Published, 1956. Good Only. Large stapled paperback. Not dated, (1956). 93 pages of typescript, printed ony on recto. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR, BERNARD J FARMER, without dedication or inscription at end of Introduction. Signing reads, 'Bernard J Farmer/11-9-56'. Nine pages have annotations added presumedly by Farmer. With separate single sheet added 'Corrigenda et Addenda' (with a number of short edge tears and dusting). Green cloth spine, with light green covers which are soiled and creased, with short edge tears (longest 18mm). Else a GOOD ONLY copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, BERNARD J FARMER. . Signed by Author, Bernard J Farmer. First Edition. Large Stapled Paperback. Good Only.
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A Bibliography Of The British Army, 1660-1914 (UNCOMMON REVISED AND ENLARGED HARDBACK SECOND EDITION)
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London: K G Saur, 1985. NrF. Revised and enlarged second edition. No d/w, (as published). A well-researched and authoritative bibliography providing a comprehensive reference of the printed sources of British military history from the Roman Invasions to the outbreak of the First World War. With Indexes. Few spots to fore-edge; else a near fine copy of the UNCOMMON revised and enlarged second edition. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. . Revised And Enlarged Second Edition. Hardback. Near Fine.
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A Bibliography Of The Works Of W Somerset Maugham (FINE COPY OF FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER)
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London/Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Kaye & Ward/University Of Alberta Press, 1973. Fine/NrF. First edition, first printing in d/w. Illustrated. A well-researched and authoritative bibliography of the works of W Somerset Maugham. D/w spine has faint sunning; d/ has two short (longest 3mm) edge tears; else a fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a first edition, first printing. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine.
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A Bibliography And Reader's Guide To The First Editions Of P G Wodehouse (UNCOMMON HARDBACK 1986 SECOND REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER)
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London: Greenhill Books, 1986. NrF/VG+. Second revised and expanded edition in d/w. P G Wodehouse published his first book in 1902 and continued writing until his death in 1975. This valuable reference work provides identification of Wodehouse's first editions. It also lists and briefly characterises persons and places in Wodehouse's novels and stories. This book was first published in 1970. It is now revised and expanded to include the additional works Wodehouse wrote between the original publication date and his death. Spotting and dusting to top-edge; light spotting to fore-edge and bottom-edge; d/w has sunning around spine (as usual); else a near fine copy, in a very good plus d/w, of an UNCOMMON second revised and expanded edition. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. No inscriptions, underlining, or highlighting.. Second Revised And Expanded Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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A Bibliography Of Books On The Circus In English From 1773 To 1964 (FINE COPY OF UPDATED SECOND EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER)
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Derby: Harpur, 1964. Fine/Fine. Updated Second Edition in d/w price clipped. Red cloth lettered gilt on spine. A well-researched and authoritative bibliography of some 1100 circus books in English from 1773 to 1964. A fine copy, in a fine d/w, of the updated second edition. NO inscriptions, underlinings or highlighting.. Updated 1964 Second Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine.
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The Bookseller's Tale (SCARCE UNCORRECTED ADVANCE PROOF SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MARTIN LATHAM)
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Great Britain: Particular Books, 2020. NrF. Uncorrected Advance Proof, First Printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MARTIN LATHAM, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To Scarlett/Thomas/in affectionate celebration/of happy writing days/in Kent/Martin Latham/xx/July 2020'. (iv),349pp. Illustrated with photogaphs and line-drawings. Martin Latham is Waterstone's longest serving manager, and Scarlett Thomas is an English writer of fiction, and Professor of Creative Writing and Contemporary Fiction at University Of Canterbury, Kent. The book is part cultural history, part literary love letter and part reluctant memoir. A near fine copy of a SCARCE uncorrected advance proof, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, MARTIN LATHAM. . Presentation Copy To Author, Scarlett Thomas. Uncorrected Advance Proof, First Printin. Paperback. Near Fine.
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The Brilliant Career Of Winnie-The-Pooh: The Story Of A A Milne And His Writing For Children (1992 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, A FINE COPY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION)
by Thwaite, Ann
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London: Methuen, 1992. Fine/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not price clipped. Profusely illustrated in colour and black-and-white. Pooh's story begins with the birth of his creator, A A Milne. Already a highly successful dramatist and novelist, he began, at a wet house-party in Wales in 1923, to write poetry for children purely as a diversion. The publication of a collection of his verse - 'When We Were Very Young' - in 1924, illustrated by E H Shepherd, was an instant success, marking the beginning of an exceptional association and launching Pooh's brilliant career. A fascinating book which covers the life of Milne and the children's books, ephemera, pottery, stuffed toys, and more, which resulted from the popular bear. With Index. D/w has a short edge tear (7mm long) at base of front fold flap; else a fine copy of a first edition, first printing SCARCE in this condition. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. NO inscriptions, underlining or…
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Brought To Book: The Balance Of Books And Life (FINE COPY OF FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION)
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London: Penguin, 1994. Fine. First edition, first printing. Paperback. 284pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. Compiled by Ian Breakwell and Paul Hammond, the editors set out to explode the myth that books are a closed, escapist world. This book spans the spectrum of readings rituals and fetishism: stealing, eating and cooking books; books as status symbols, food for termites, aids to seduction and espionage; books associated with journeys, falling in and out of love, imprisonment and freedom; books and their relationship with war, death, religion, sex, night and day dreams. A fine copy of a first edition, first printing SCARCE in this condition. . First edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine.
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C S Forester And The Hornblower Saga (NEAR FINE COPY OF NEW AND REVISED EDITION)
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Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1999. NrF. Revised Edition. Paperback. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Cecil Scott Forester. A new and revised edition.in which the author, Sanford Sternlicht, focuses on the life of C S Forester, his writing, character models, chronology, the historical background of 'The Hornblower Saga', and the nautical veracity of the novels and stories that spawned a world-wide readership for Forester. With Notes And References, Selected Bibliography, and Index. No underlining or highlighting.. A near fine copy of a New And Revised Edition. . Revised Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.
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