Browse by Attribute—First Editions

1952, a thriller from Eric Burgess

Michael Joseph, London, 1952

Inscribed by the Editor, Eustace Raynolds-Ball, An Illustrated Monthly of Travel, Exploration, Adventure and Sport

Witherby & Co, London, 1910

1935, a very good copy in dustwrapper of Bertram Park & Yvonne Gregory's 48 nude studies

George Routledge & Sons, London, 1935

1914, Newcastle-upon-Tyne poet R Ellis Gerrard's poems from his military days and of Tyneside

North of England Publishing Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1914

1957, the story of Rowena Farre's childhood, and her friendship with a talented seal

Hutchinson, London, 1957

1912, a novel of life in an Indian regiment

Duckworth & Co, London, 1912

1908, first edition, where London statues and posters come to life at midnight...

Francis Griffiths, London, 1908

1912, a novel by Owen Rhoscomyl, the Bardic name of Arthur Owen Vaughan

Duckworth & Co, London, 1912

1929, J Hubert Jagger's contribution to the teaching of reading

The Grant Educational Co Ltd, London, 1929

1948, signed by William Kent to Maurice Bowra. A historical record of foreign visitors welcomed to London

Nicholson & Watson, London, 1948

1918, the first UK edition of Moysheh Oyved's first book (Aroys fun Khaos)

Minerva Publishing Co, London, 1918

A rare first issue of this theatrical magazine featuring Willy Clarkson, Allan Wilkie etc

The Thespian Publishing Co, London, 1913

John Gielgud's signed copy

Greenberg, New York, 1950

1918, first edition of Neil Munro's short stories, including two supernatural tales

William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1918

1937, by Graham Seton, army officer, author, and fascist

Quaker Oats, Southall, 1937

Signed by Martin Middlebrook to S/Ldr Norman Scrivener, of 83 (Pathfinder) Squadron

Allen Lane, London, 1980

Signed by Ivan Green, no 4 in a limited edition

Barracuda Books, Buckingham, 1983

A Bibliographical Study by Peter Bicknell

St Paul's Bibliographies, Winchester, 1990

Signed by George Monbiot, the secret history of Neoliberalism

Allen Lane, London, 2024

Signed by Michael Holroyd, the first printing of the single volume edition

Chatto & Windus, London, 1996

1939 (3rd printing), Winston Churchill's newspaper writings in the years before the outbreak of war

Thornton Butterworth, London, 1939

1866, four lectures by Henry Nelson O'Neil

Bradbury, Evans & Co, London, 1866

1904, first edition, a wealth of information on postage stamps

Henry J Drane, London, 1904

2nd impression of C E Montague's powerful Great War novel in the original wrapper

Chatto & Windus, London, 1926

1930, a scarce novel of the French Foreign Legion

Boots Pure Drug Co [Printed by Collins], Nottingham & London, 1930