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Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London., 1851. First edition. Octavo. Two volumes in one: pp xii, 352; xii, 371. Four chromolithograph plates. Original blue cloth decorated in blind, lettered in gilt.On the front free endpaper are two 19th century inscriptions, one of which has been crossed through. Some foxing here and there. Head and tail of spine a bit scuffed. Some wear to edges. Very good. Very scarce in the intact publishers' binding.

William Blackwood, Edinburgh and London., 1937. First edition. Octavo. pp vi, 331. Despite the rather general title, two-thirds of the book is given over to the growing crisis in Palestine. With the ownership inscription of A. Sargood Fry, a lieutenant-colonel in the Indian Medical Service. Mountains on the rear free endpapers and pastedown are some newspaper cuttings relating to events in Palestine. Near fine in very good indeed dustwrapper with a couple of small chips.

His Majesty's Stationery Office, London., 1938. First edition. Royal octavo. 310 pages. Thirteen maps, the first being opposite page 53, the next ten folded and tipped in at the rear, the final two folded and tipped onto rear endpaper. Originally issued in blue wrappers with the last two maps in a pocket. Recently rebound in blue cloth, not retaining the original wrappers. This report was commissioned by the Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to supersede and thereby bury the Peel Report which had found the Mandate to be unworkable and had set out partition boundaries. Woodhead duly dismissed the idea of partition.Staining (tea?) to inner margins of first 20 pages. Some creasing to edges and corners of maps. Very good.

Macmillan, London., 1906; 1904. Reprints. Crown octavo. Two volumes: pp [x], 387; [xii], 279. Vignette on each title-page. Period bindings of full vellum with green morocco title-labels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.Contemporary (1907) gift inscription on each first blank. Some spotting to prelims. A near-fine and attractive set.

Hutchinson, London., 1981. First edition. Glossy pictorial card wrappers - there was no hardback issue. Small quarto. Unpaginated. illustrated with stills from the film in colour and black and white, as well as preliminary drawings.Presentation copy from the authors, inscribed inside the front cover: ''For Ian - you have been robbed by the Time Bandits and their authors - Michael Palin''; ''Terry Gilliam [with drawing]''. The recipient is the actor Ian Holm who appeared in the film as Napoleon.Near fine.

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, London., 1947. First edition. Octavo. pp xii, 206. Colour frontispiece; 68 black and white plates. Includes a catalogue of the artist's work, 1812-1835, and a bibliography.Fine in very good, slightly nicked dustwrapper with a few small chips.

Rivingtons, London., 1856. New edition. Royal octavo. pp vi, 294. G.E. Hicks and J.C. Horsley also illustrate; 9 engravings from original designs by Samuel Palmer, 7 by Birket Foster; the engravers include Dalziel, E. Evans, W.T. Green and H. Harral. Nineteenth-century binding by Rivière of full black pebbled morocco with raised bands, ornate gilt spine, ornate gilt borders on both covers, inner gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Covers a little rubbed at hinges and edges. Occasional light spotting. Very good.

Faber and Faber, London., 1969. First edition. Small quarto. 131 pages. Colour frontispiece. Black and white illustrations.Fine in very good indeed, very slightly nicked dustwrapper slightly rubbed at top edge.

Phoenix House, London., 1960. First edition. Quarto. pp x, 35 + 48 monochrome plates.A couple of small marks to front cover. Very good in very good, slightly chipped and rubbed, price-clipped dustwrapper with a few nicks and a short closed tear.

Faber and Faber, London., 2012. First U.K. edition. Translated by Robert Finn. Octavo. pp [vi], 334. Signed by the author on the title-page. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Faber and Faber, London., 2001. First U.K. edition. Translated by Erdag Göknar. Octavo. pp xvi, 417. Wrappers - there was no hardback. A novel set in Istanbul at the end of the 16th century. Signed by the author on the title-page. Cheap quality paper a little tanned. Faint crease to spine. Very good indeed in near-fine dustwrapper. The dustwrapper is a later issue with the translators name spelled correctly on the front.

Faber and Faber, London., 2015. First U.K. edition. Translated by Ekin Oklap. Octavo. pp xviii, 599. The novel of a boza-seller in Istanbul. Signed by the author on the title-page. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Faber and Faber, London., 2004. First U.K. edition. Hardbound issue. Translated by Maureen Freely. Octavo. pp [viii], 436. Signed by the author on the title-page. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Faber and Faber, London., 2004. First U.K. edition. Wrappers issue, issued simultaneously with the hardback. Translated by Maureen Freely. Octavo. pp [viii], 436. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and translator on the half-title page: ''2005 To Edward - Orhan Pamuk - Maureen Freely''. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Faber and Faber, London., 2010. First U.K. edition. Translated by Maureen Freely. Octavo. pp xvi, 536. Signed by the author on the title-page. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Faber and Faber, London., 2007. First U.K. edition. Translated by Maureen Freely. Octavo. pp xii, 433. Life, art, books and cities. Signed and dated by the author on the title-page in 2016. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

T. Fisher Unwin, London., 1913. First U.K. edition (from American sheets). The American title was Zone Policeman 88: A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers. Octavo. pp [vi], 314. Photographs. Original red pictorial cloth. The author's second book, written after he took a three-month job on the Canal Zone Police force, helping to patrol the workers assigned to the Panama Canal Zone. Endpapers and title-page a little tanned. Tail of spine and one corner very slightly affected by damp. Very good indeed in the scarce dustwrapper which is very good, a bit faded at the spine and with a few small chips and nicks.

Hutchinson, London., 1959. First edition. Edited by Lord Pethick-Lawrence of Peaslake. Octavo. 312 pages. Illustrated. Presentation copy from Lord Pethick-Lawrence, inscribed on the title-page: ''Winifred Gérin - Nov. 1959. Pethick-Lawrence''. The recipient is the writer best known for her biographies of the Brontës. Edges lightly spotted. Bottom corner of rear cover bumped. Covers slightly marked. Very good indeed. No dustwrapper.

William and Noma Copley Foundation, Chicago., [1966]. First edition. Square octavo. Unpaginated. Boards. Designed by Richard Hamilton. A dislocated text illustrated with found images. Spine a bit faded. Tail of spine slightly bumped. Near fine in the original acetate dustwrapper which is slightly nicked.

Edition Hansjörg Mayer, [Stuttgart]., 1970. First edition. Quarto. pp [64]. A series of texts illustrated with found black and white photographs. Designed, edited and printed at Watford School of Art in an edition of 500 copies numbered and signed by the artist. Very good. Not issued in dustwrapper.