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The Case of the Abominable Snowman

Published in Hatchards Library limited edition series
Nicholas Blake, pseud. C Day Lewis
Vintage, London, 2019
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Fiction | Hard Cover | Limited Editions | Dustwrapper | First thus

Crete, The Battle and the Resistance

1991, the first edition of Antony Beevor's history
Antony Beevor
John Murray, London, 1991
£25.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1876, an early printing of Lewis Carroll's classic
Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel
Macmillan, London, 1876
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Fiction | Hard Cover

Ghost Stories and Presentiments

1888, Arthur Conan Doyle's first appearance in book form with five short stories of horror and the supernatural
Arthur Conan Doyle, contributor
George Redway, London, 1888
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Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Monet and Architecture

2018, how architecture and buildings feature in Monet's paintings
Richard Thomson
National Gallery, London, 2018
£25.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions

Lambeth's Open Spaces

An Historical Account
Marie P G Draper
London Borough of Lambeth, London, 1979
£20.00
Topography & Local Interest | Soft Cover | First Editions

Under the Flag and Somali-Coast Stories

Colonial memoirs in Africa in the 1880s and 1890s, including meeting Sir Richard Burton
Langton Prendergast Walsh
Andrew Melrose, London, 1932
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions

Mr Clive & Mr Page (Signed copy)

Signed by Neil Bartlett
Neil Bartlett
Serpent's Tail, London, 1996
£20.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Design for Applied Decoration in the Crafts

1959, John Farleigh's guide to decorating furniture and furnishings
John Farleigh
George Bell & Sons, London, 1959
£12.00
Crafts | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

L'Aviation Militaire Francaise

1936, a summary of the French air force—seaplanes, flying formations etc
Pierre Barjot, preface by General Vuillemin
J de Gigord, Paris, 1936
£12.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | Leather Bound

The Jewel in the Crown

1966, the first printing of the first of Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet
Paul Scott
William Heinemann, London, 1966
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Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Basilica of S. Clemente in Rome

1914, a nicely bound hardback guide to the Basilica di San Clemente al Laterano
Louis Nolan
Tipografia Italo-Orientale "S. Nilo", Grottaferrata, 1914
£20.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover

Handling a Low-Powered Steamer in a Revolving Storm

A 1929 prize-winning essay
Captain J S Commander
Thomas Gray Memorial Trust, 1929
£20.00
Transport | Hard Cover | First Editions

In the Day of Battle

1916, an early anthology of Great Poetry, and the first apprearance in book form of John McCrae's In Flanders Fields
Carrie Ellen Holman
William Briggs, Toronto, 1916
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Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Spirit of the People, An Analysis of the English Mind

Ford Madox Hueffer's study of English mentality
Ford Madox Hueffer
Duckworth & Co, London, 1915
£80.00
Social Sciences & Anthropology | Hard Cover

The Bounty of the Gods, A Study in Points of View (1910)

and its sequel The Polar Star (1911)
Lady Helen Forbes
Duckworth & Co, London, 1910
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Secret Kingdom

1911, a parody of Ruritanian romances, with guest appearance from Sherlock Holmes
Frank Richardson
Duckworth & Co, London, 1911
£50.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Tal, His Marvellous Adventures with Noor-Zor-Noom

A fantasy adventure from the great-grandson of James Fenimore Cooper
Paul Fenimore Cooper, illustrated by Ruth Reeves
Victor Gollancz, London, 1930
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Quest for Christa T

1971, the first UK edition of Christa Wolf's novel
Christa Wolf, translated by Christopher Middleton
Hutchinson, London, 1971
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Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

JAPANESE SWORDS Token no mikata: gijutsu to ryuha

1971, an illustrated Japanese guide by Yurichi Hiroi
Yurichi Hiroi
Dai-ichi Hoki Shuppan, Tokyo, 1971
£200.00
History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Slipcase

The Golden Staircase, Poems for Children

1906, in a delightful cream cloth and gilt decorated binding
Louey Chisholm, colour plates by M Dibdin Spooner
T C & E C Jack, London, 1906
£40.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Fine Bindings

Political Essays

Essays from the Russian politician and writer, Roy A Medvedev
Roy A Medvedev
Spokesman Books, Nottingham, 1976
£20.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Echo

Shaw Desmond's novel of reincarnation set in Nero's Rome
Shaw Desmond
Duckworth & Co, London, 1927
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Bodies and Souls

An early novel from Shaw Desmond
Shaw Desmond
Duckworth & Co, London, 1922
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Passion

An early novel from Shaw Desmond
Shaw Desmond
Duckworth & Co, London, 1920
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

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