Browse by Attribute—First thus
The Mechanical Bride, Folklore of Industrial Man
Marshall McLuhan's biting satire on the advertising age
Marshall McLuhan, introduction by Philip B Meggs
Duckworth Overlook, London, 2011
£35.00
Social Sciences & Anthropology | Soft Cover | First thus | Illustrated
A House of Pomegranates
1909, the Tauchnitz edition of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales
Oscar Wilde
Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig, 1909
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First thus
Victory, The Shadow Line, and The Duel
Three Folio Society Joseph Conrad titles
Joseph Conrad, illustrated by Francis Mosley, introductions by Eleanor Bron, Alan Ross, and Giles Foden
The Folio Society, London, 1999
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First thus | Illustrated | Slipcase
Rhumbs
1933, a limited edition of Paul Valery's brief prose pieces
Paul Valery
Librairie Gallimard / NRF, Paris, 1933
£15.00
Essays | Soft Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus
William—An Englishman
The first book published by Persephone Books with a handwritten postcard from Nicola Beauman, the founder and author
Cicely Hamilton, with a new preface by Nicola Beauman
Persephone Books, London, 1999
£20.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First thus
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Dover editions in French, German and Italian
Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel
Dover, New York, 1972
£25.00
Lewis Carroll | Soft Cover | First thus
From the Hills of Dream
1907, first thus of Fiona Macleod's verse, including threnodies, songs, and later poems
Fiona MacLeod, pseud. William Sharp
William Heinemann, London, 1907
£20.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First thus
The Architecture of Ancient Greece
1927, a fully illustrated history
William Bell Dinsmoor, revised and rewritten from the text of William J Anderson & R Phene Spiers
Batsford, London, 1927
£20.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First thus | Illustrated
Arnhem Lift
1953, first illustrated edition of glider pilot Louis Hagen's account of Operation Market Garden
Louis Hagen, foreword by Lieut.-General Sir Frederick A M Browning, illustrated by Joseph Deliss
Hammond, Hammond & Co, London, 1953
£15.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus | Illustrated
The Last Fight of the Revenge at sea
by Walter Raleigh et al, bound with poet Barnabe Googe's Sonnets etc, and Row & Barlowe's Dialogue
William Roy, and Jerome Barlowe; Sir Walter Raleigh, Gervase Markham, and Jan Huygen Van Linschoten; and Barnabe Googe; edited by Edward Arber
Printed for the Author, London, 1871
£40.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | Leather Bound | First thus
Fragmentia Regalia (1630)
by Sir Robert Naunton, his observations on Elizabeth I, bound with Thomas Watson's poems
Sir Robert Naunton, and Thomas Watson, edited by Edward Arber
Printed for the Author, London, 1870
£40.00
History | Hard Cover | Leather Bound | First thus
The Rose and the Yew Tree
1973, a novel from Agatha Christie writing as Mary Westmacott
Agatha Christie, writing as Mary Westmacott
Collins, London, 1973
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus
The Works of John Bunyan
1859, first thus, three illustrated volumes, including The Pilgrim's Progress and The Holy City
John Bunyan, edited by George Offor
Blackie & Son, Glasgow, 1859
£60.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First thus | Illustrated
Von Gut und Bose
1942, a selection from Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil
Friedrich W Nietzsche, selected by Hans Werner
Verlag Benno Schwabe & Co, Basel, 1942
£20.00
Philosophy | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus
The Three Books of the Potter's Art
1980, a facsimile edition of Cipriano Piccolpasso's I Tre Libri Dell'Arte Del Vasaio
Cipriano Piccolpasso, translated and introduced by Ronald Lightbown and Alan Caiger-Smith
Scolar Press, London, 1980
£80.00
Crafts | Hard Cover | First thus | Illustrated | Slipcase
English Captain
1941, Tom Wintringham's account of his time with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War
Tom Wintringham
Penguin Books, London, 1941
£35.00
Autobiography & Biography | Soft Cover | First thus
Vertue XXXV
1955, Humphrey Barton's account of crossing the Atlantic Ocean
Humphrey Barton
Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1955
£20.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus
The True Story of My Life
1926. The autobiography of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Mary Howitt. Preface by Violet Jacob, Appendix by Hanna Astrup Larsen
George Routledge & Sons, London, 1926
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First thus
The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire
2002, Nikolaus Pevsner's architectural guide in excellent condition.
Nikolaus Pevsner
Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2002
£20.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus | Illustrated
The Buildings of England: Dorset
2002, John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner's architectural guide in excellent condition.
John Newman, and Nikolaus Pevsner
Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2002
£20.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus | Illustrated
The Buildings of England. Yorkshire, The North Riding
2002, one of Pevsner's Guides in excellent condition.
Nikolaus Pevsner
Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 2002
£20.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus | Illustrated
Poems of Pleasure
1910, Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poems printed from an illuminated manuscript by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, illuminations by A Sangorski and G Sutcliffe. Frontispiece by Frank C Pape
Siegle Hill and Co, London, 1910
£100.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | Fine Bindings | First thus | Illustrated
Marie-Claire
1928, Marguerite Audoux's tale of rural France in the early twentieth century
Marguerite Audoux, with woodcuts by Paul-Emile Colin
Artheme Fayard, Paris, 1928
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First thus | Illustrated
Ariane, Jeune Fille Russe
1929, Claude Anet's love story with woodcuts by Angelina Beloff
Claude Anet, pseud.Jean Schopfer, woodcuts by Angelina Beloff
Artheme Fayard, Paris, 1929
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First thus | Illustrated
L'Ile de Volupte
1928, Myriam Harry's novel of travel in Ceylon, illustrated by Pierre Falke
Myriam Harry, with woodcuts by Pierre Falke
Artheme Fayard, Paris, 1928
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First thus | Illustrated
