Browse by Attribute—First Editions

A Bridge Too Far
1974, a first printing of Cornelius Ryan's account of Operation Market Garden
Cornelius Ryan
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974
£20.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Geo Milev—The Poet, Geo Milev—Draws
A centenary celebration of the Bulgarian poet Geo Milev
Geo MIlev, compiled by Leda Mileva, Ivan Granitski, Ruza Marinska
Hristo Botev, Sofia, 1995
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions

I Go by Sea, I Go by Land
P L Travers' fictional diary of an Atlantic Crossing
P L Travers, illustrated by Gertrude Hermes
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1941
£18.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated

The Autobiography of Hamlet Nicholson (1892, first edition)
Rochdale interest, and Nicholson persecution for fighting against Ritualism in the Parish Church
Hamlet Nicholson
Not stated, Rochdale, 1892
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions

On the Nature and Significance of the Crafts
Brian Keeble's three essays on W.R. Lethaby, Edward Johnston, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Brian Keeble, with a foreword by Keith Critchlow
Temenos Academy, London, 2005
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Soft Cover | First Editions

Oxford High School 1975, Centenary Magazine
Contributions from Gillian Avery, Jane & Sophie Grigson, Elizabeth Jennings...
Oxford High School
Oxford High School, Oxford, 1975
£20.00
School & University Registers | Soft Cover | First Editions

Concrete Work
1941, E Molloy's guide to concrete construction, Volume 4 in Newnes Building Practice series
E Molloy
George Newnes, London, 1941
£25.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

Little Golden America
1944, Russian humourists Ilya Ilf and Eugene Petrov's tour of 1930s America
Ilya Ilf, and Eugene Petrov, translated from the Russian by Charles Malamuth
George Routledge & Sons, London, 1944
£40.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions

A History of Warfare (Signed first edition)
Signed by John Keegan
John Keegan
Hutchinson, London, 1993
£15.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Architecture, Nature and Magic (1956, first edition)
W R Lethaby's papers on his theory of architecture
W R Lethaby, with a biographical note by Alfred Powell
Duckworth & Co, London, 1956
Sold
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Understand the Weapon, Understand the Wound
The Selected Writings of John Cornford
John Cornford, edited by Jonathan Galassi
Carcanet New Press, Manchester, 1976
£16.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Radio Recombination Lines [Astrophysics]
1980, first edition, Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 24–25, 1979 (Astrophysics & Space Science Library No 80)
P A Shaver, editor, contributors include Daniel Kleppner, Jacqueline van Gorkom, Yervant Terzian, Peter G Mezger, Nino Panagia, Robert L Brown, Edith Falgarone, Jay Lockman, Edward Churchwell, and James S Mathis amongst others.
D Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland, 1980
£50.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | First Editions

Firebird 1, Writing Today (1982, signed first edition)
Graham Swift has signed and dated his short story, The Watch
T J Binding, editor, contributors include Graham Swift, William Trevor, Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter.
Penguin Books / Allen Lane, London, 1982
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

In Memoriam, James Gordon Smith (1899)
Liverpool MP and philanthropist Samuel Smith's memorial book to his only son
Samuel Smith, MP, with sermons by Rev George Johnstone, Rev A J Doull, and Rev J J Muir
Turner, Routledge & Co, Liverpool, 1899
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Carved Masonry Domes of Mediaeval Cairo
An illustrated architectural study
Christine Kessler
The American University in Cairo Press, London, 1976
£25.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | First Editions | Illustrated

Francis Bacon
2008, the Tate Gallery's reassessment of Francis Bacon's importance
Matthew Gale, and Chris Stephens (editors)
Tate Gallery, London, 2008
£16.50
Art | Soft Cover | First Editions | Illustrated

The Impressionist & the City; Pissarro's Series Paintings
A study of Camille Pissarro's later urban painting
Richard R Brettell, and Joachim Pissarro, edited by Mary Anne Stevens
Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1993
£15.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

The Trap (Signed uncorrected proof)
Signed by Catherine Ryan Howard and her father, John.
Catherine Ryan Howard
Bantam Press, London, 2023
£25.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Rudyard Kipling, An Annotated Bibliography of Writings about him
Complete in 3 volumes, an impressive work of bibliography
Morton N Cohen, with Helmut E Gerber, Edward S Lauterbach et al
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1960
£35.00
Reference & Bibliography | Soft Cover | First Editions

Man-Made Gemstones (first edition)
1979, Dennis Elwell's guide to the methods of making gemstones
Dennis Elwell
Ellis Horwood Publishers, Chichester, 1979
£30.00
Crafts | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

1914 and Other Poems
1915, tenth impression in a scarce original dustwrapper.
Rupert Brooke, with an introductory note by Edward Marsh
Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1915
£80.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Reel to Real, A Life in Film (Signed first edition)
Signed by Noel Cronin
Noel Cronin
Talking Pictures TV, 2021
£20.00
Film, Theatre & Radio | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Winter Solstice (Signed first edition)
Signed by Rosamunde Pilcher
Rosamunde Pilcher
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2000
£27.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Sunward by Yeoward (Signed limited edition)
The Story of Yeoward of Liverpool, the First 100 Years
Theodore W S Barry
Granta Editions, Cambridge, 1994
£40.00
History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Limited Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated | Slipcase

War and Peace in the Space Age
1959, US officer James Gavin's warnings over the future of warfare
Lt.-Gen James Gavin, introduction by Lt.-Gen Sir Brian Horrocks
Hutchinson, London, 1959
£15.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

