Browse by Attribute—First Editions

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1968)
Second UK printing of Joe Millard's novelisation of the classic Spaghetti Western
Joe Millard, with another title by Brian Fox included
Tandem, London, 1968
£40.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions

Cloud Cuckoo Land (1926, second impression)
Naomi Mitchison's novel of the Peloponnesian War and the eclipse of Athens
Naomi Mitchison
Jonathan Cape, London, 1926
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

When the Bough Breaks (1924, second impression)
Naomi Mitchison's short stories of the Roman Empire
Naomi Mitchison
Jonathan Cape, London, 1924
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Mr Fortune's Maggot (1927, first edition)
Sylvia Townsend Warner's second novel
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Chatto & Windus, London, 1927
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Life and Teaching of Jesus the Christ (1923, first edition)
This copy rebound in quarter leather and marbled page edges, with the crest of Christ's Hospital to the upper board
Rt Rev Arthur Cayley Headlam
John Murray, London, 1923
£40.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First Editions | Leather Bound

The Oxford Book of French Verse, XIIIth century—XIIXth century
1920, first edition bound in full leather
St John Lucas
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1920
£20.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Leather Bound

A Gilbert and Sullivan Dictionary (1936, first edition)
An A to Z of all people, places and events, real and imaginary, in the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan
George E Dunn
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1936
£30.00
Music | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

In Defence of the Earth (1959, first edition)
A book of verse from Kenneth Rexroth from the San Francisco Renaissance
Kenneth Rexroth
Hutchinson, London, 1959
£35.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Contemporary Chinese Poetry (1947, first edition)
A selection from nine modern Chinese poets
Robert Payne, editor and introduction
Routledge, London, 1947
£40.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Bad Lord Byron (1949, first edition)
"A controversial book about a controversial film", with original flyer for the film
Sydney Box, and Vivian Cox, introduction by Dennis Price
Convoy Publications, London, 1949
£40.00
Film, Theatre & Radio | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Necroscope & Necroscope II: Wamphyri! (Signed by Brian Lumley)
First paperback editions of the first two books in the Necroscope series
Brian Lumley
Grafton Publishing, London, 1986
£40.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

The Littlehampton Bequest (Signed limited edition, 1973)
No 66 of 75 copies, signed by Osbert Lancaster and 'the Earl of Littlehampton'
Osbert Lancaster, with a foreword by Roy Strong
John Murray, London, 1973
£50.00
Art | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Limited Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

Thinking the Unthinkable (1994, signed first edition)
Signed by Richard Cockett, his study of "Think Tanks and the Economic Counter-Revolution, 1931–1983"
Richard Cockett
HarperCollins, London, 1994
£30.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

A Compendium of the Travels of Dr Richard Pococke, Alex. Drummond, and Alexander Russell
1757, first edition. Extracts from their travels around the Levant and North Africa
Dr Richard Pococke, with Alexander Drummond, and Alexander Russell
J Smith, Dublin, 1757
£80.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions | Leather Bound

Daphnis and Chloe (1937, signed by Aristide Maillol)
Limited edition 54/250, additionally inscribed by Anton Zwemmer to E L T Mesens
Longus, translated by George Thornley, illustrated by Aristide Maillol
A Zwemmer, London, 1937
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Classics | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Fine Bindings | Association Copy | Illustrated | Slipcase

Mond, Moon, Lune—1968 moon landing map
1 : 4000000 scale, with instructions on where to mark either the American or Russian landing
Dr F Holzel
Falk Plan Publishing Co, London, 1968
£40.00
Maps | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Cosmic Crystal Spiral (Signed first edition)
Signed by Ra Bonewitz
Ra Bonewitz
Element Books, Shaftesbury, 1986
£20.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

To Throw Away Unopened (Signed first edition)
Signed and dedciated by Viv Albertine
Viv Albertine
Faber & Faber, London, 2018
£25.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Three Plays by Thornton Wilder (1958, first edition)
Our Town; The Skin of our Teeth; The Matchmaker
Thornton Wilder
Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1958
£25.00
Drama | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Mr Noselighter (1976, signed first edition)
Signed by Roger McGough
Roger McGough, illustrated by Andre Francois
G Whizzard / Andre Deutsch, London, 1976
£40.00
Childrens | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

The People of Kau (1976, signed by Leni Riefenstahl)
A signed first printing of Reifenstahl's time with the Nuba of Kau
Leni Riefenstahl, translated by J Maxwell Brownjohn
Collins, London, 1976
£100.00
Photography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

Buddhism and the Nichiren Shoshu Tradition
1986, the first edition of this introductory guide to Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism
Yasuji Kirimura
Nichiren Shoshu International Centre, Tokyo, 1986
£20.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Kitchener Mystery (1926, first edition)
Sensationalist conspiracy theories about the death of Lord Kitchener...
Frank Power, pseudonym of A V Freeman
The Rotary Press, London, 1926
£20.00
History | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Orchid-Grower's Manual (1852, first edition)
Benjamin Samuel Williams's first book, 'containing a Brief Description of Upwards of Two Hundred and Sixty Orchidaceous Plants'
Benjamin Samuel Williams
Chapman & Hall, London, 1852
£80.00
Gardening | Hard Cover | First Editions | Leather Bound | Illustrated

Canals, Cruises, and Contentment (1921, first edition)
Cruises on the Ellesmere and Oxford Canals in pre-war England
Austin E Neal
Heath Cranton, London, 1921
£25.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated

