Search Results: Authors starting with M from GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS (PBFA)

A Limited Edition, 1 of 250 copies, Signed 'N Mandela' to a clear area on an inserted frontispiece. Exceptionally rare thus.

Although 950 copies of this specially-bound production were originally planned, only 250 copies were ultimately produced.

Fully bound in brown morocco by the Abbey Bookbindery in Surrey, England, gilt titles blocked in black, title lettered in gilt to spine, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers, profusely illustrated throughout, 208 pp., contained within a bespoke presentation box case; featuring a draw containing a limited edition photograph of Mandela; signed by the Photographer, Greg Bartley. Produced by Chinthurst Fine Books to celebrate the 85th birthday of Mandela in 2003.

A fine example of this beautiful production of Mandela's iconic work.

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A matted, black and white, 3.5" x 4.5" Photograph of Thomas Mann (1875-1955).

An attractive younger photograph of Thomas Mann, the German-born novelist, who was awarded the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Signed and inscribed by Thomas Mann to the matte, below the Photograph, to Robert W. Smith (1926-2011).

An interesting and noteworthy association. Robert W. Smith was a Martial Arts Master who penned many books and essays on Asian martial arts and their masters.

In fine condition.

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A truly unique set of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall Trilogy. The set includes a two-sided Signed Autograph Note on the Author's personal stationery, the World of Wolf Hall Reading Guide, the Mirror and the Light Bookmark, a Wolf Hall Postcard, a custom made slipcase for the Wolf Hall Book, and three signed UK First Impressions in fine condition; Wolf Hall is inscribed by the Author, the other two titles are signed with the Author's name.
Wolf Hall is inscribed by the Author to the title page, reading: "You never even saw me coming…. Hilary Mantel II VI 09."
Bring Up the Bodies is signed by the Author to the title page with a Topping and Co wraparound band.
The Mirror and the Light is signed to the Publisher's signed limited edition page with the "Signed by the author" sticker on the front panel. The Mirror and The Light Bookmark is also present.
The World of Wolf Hall Reading Guide is in fine condition.
The two-sided Signed Autograph Note on the Author's personal stationery is exceptionally rare to… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, Publisher's black boards, spine lettered in gilt, Publisher's dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, pp. 653. Published by Fourth Estate (London), 2009.
A fine example.
Inscribed by the Author to the title page, reading: "Once, in the days of time immemorial… Hilary Mantel. 10. vi. 09."
Scarce inscribed and dated by the author.
Wolf Hall won the 2009 Booker Prize and has been adapted for both television and the Theatre.
"From one of our finest living writers, Wolf Hall is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel, one that explores the intersection of individual psychology and wider politics. With a vast array of characters, and richly overflowing with incident, it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society, moulding itself with great passion and suffering and courage." (Fourth Estate.)
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A Limited Edition, numbered 16 of 100 total copies, Signed by the Author. 8 vo., pp. 653. Bound in quarter morocco with cloth covered boards, both stamped in gilt, ribbon bookmark, original red cloth slipcase, accompanied with the World of Wolf Hall Reading Guide. Published by Fourth Estate (London), 2009.
A fine copy in like slipcase.
This special limited edition was produced following the Author's first Booker Prize Award. A monumental work of historical fiction detailing Thomas Cromwell's accession to power during Henry VIII reign to Sir Thomas Moore's death. A superb addition to any Modern Firsts collection.
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First Edition. Two large paper folio volumes (39 * 24 cm), engraved portrait frontispiece in Volume 1, Vol. 1: 710pp, Vol. 2: 612pp. Bound in contemporary calf, re-backed, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. Printed by E. and R. Nutt, and R .Gosling (London) for F. Gyles, T. Woodward, and C. Davis, 1736.

A near fine example.

Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676), an English Lord Chief Justice, is regarded as one of the greatest legal authorities from the 17th century. His judicial doctrines have continued to influence the opinions of his legal successors and remain widely read. These volumes were the first effort to provide a history of English criminal law and remain Hale's most famous work. The first volume examines excuses for crime such as infancy and madness, before examining more important crimes and statutory felonies. The second volume principally examines criminal procedure in capital cases. No case records pertaining to mental illness were maintained at this time. Hale defined the… Read More

Extracted From The Fourth and Fifth Volumes of Indian Antiquities.
This octavo work reprinting the Asiatic Trinities section from the Author's seven volume series, Indian Antiquities. 250 copies published at 14s. Printed for the Author by H.L. Galabin, Ingram-Court, Fenchurch Street, 1800. With the Folding copper engraved frontispiece of Vishnu, Brahma, and Sev. Additionally, 5 other folding copper plates. Bound in a contemporary calf binding, re-backed to style with label, gilt.
The boards a little worn at the edges, but otherwise very sound. A very good copy
"Maurice has written with uncommon success on the wonderful mythology of the Hindoo religion" - Allibone. pp.vii, (2), 18-458.
"One of the first to popularise a knowledge of the history and religions of the east" – DNB.
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First Edition. Octavo, pp. [xvi], 461, [3, publisher's catalogue], erratic pagination, engraved portrait of the Grand Duke, engraved frontispiece-portrait of the Earl of Carlisle; mounted and the side slightly extended by hand. Bound in contemporary calf, re-backed with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, raised bands with gilt rules. Printed for John Starkey (London), 1669.
Some very minor rubbing to the boards, a small area of loss to bottom right corner of pp. 461 (not affecting any text). A near fine example.
In this work, Guy Miege, Under-Secretary to the English Ambassador Charles Howard, the first Earl of Carlisle; Ambassador to Russia, Sweden, and Denmark from 1663 to 1664, provides a first-hand account of the official English Embassy to Russia. Miege offers insight into Russian diplomacy and the reception provided to senior foreign dignitaries by the Russian state.
In 1668, Ambassador Charles Howard was "sent as ambassador-extraordinary with the Garter to Charles XI of Sweden. With the… Read More

A Limited Edition. 1 of 1,000 copies, numbered and signed by the Author. Folio, Publisher's black cloth, spine lettered in silver, housed in Publisher's black cloth slipcase. Published byMichael O'Mara (London), 2012.
A fine copy, still contained within the Publisher's original shrink-wrap.
This work was published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of the enduringly popular James Bond film franchise. In this work, Sir Roger Moore has provided an engaging and informative account of his time playing James Bond, together with the key elements which have made the film franchise a success such as the cars, gadgets, villains, and iconic Bond girls.
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A Limited Edition, The UK Collector's Edition. 1 of 1,000 copies, numbered and signed by the Author. 8 Vo., pp. 336. Publisher's de luxe cloth, in matching slipcase, titled 'Limited Edition' on the half title page. Published by Michael O'Mara Books (London), 2008.
A fine copy, still in the original shrink-wrap.
In this memoir, Sir Roger Moore provides an account of the acting roles he has played, alongside other acting giants. The book contains some wonderful stories from Sir Roger's personal life and insights into his time in Hollywood.
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A glossy colour photograph featuring Sir Roger Moore as James Bond and Geoffrey Keen as the Minister of Defence. 10 * 8 inches. Unframed. Signed and inscribed by Sir Roger Moore and Geoffrey Keen.
Fine condition.
A notable addition to a James Bond collection.
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First Edition. Quarto (28 x19 cm), xvi, 48, xvii-xxix, [3] pp. 48., index, original printed wrappers, "all rights reserved" discreetly stamped to the bottom of the front wrapper and title page (possibly by the Publisher), profusely illustrated throughout, text in french. Published by Bibliothèque de L'Art Culinaire (Paris), 1913.

A little wear to the wrappers, some gentle spotting internally. A very good copy.

A stunning work on the art of food presentation, containing detailed illustrations of dishes fit for a King's Banquet.

Exceptionally rare in the original printed wrappers. No Institutional holdings located at the time of cataloguing, and this work not referred to in Bitting, Cagle, Vicaire, Oberlé, etc.

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