Browse by Date—1900–1949
Maxims of War
1905, taken from the writings of Wellington, Napoleon, Clausewitz etc
Maurice V Brett
Hugh Rees Ltd, London, 1905
£20.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions
A Summer's Fancy
1930, a limited edition of Edmund Blunden's poem published by The Beaumont Press
Edmund Blunden, decorations by Randolph Schwabe, typography and binding by Cyril William Beaumont
The Beaumont Press, London, 1930
£25.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Limited Editions | Illustrated
An Elegy and Other Poems
1937, first edition, including some of Edmund Blunden's war poetry
Edmund Blunden
Cobden-Sanderson, London, 1937
£20.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Anthology of War Poetry 1914–1918
Robert Nichols's selection, published in the middle of the Second World War
Robert Nichols
Nicholson & Watson, London, 1943
£12.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Tantivy Towers, A Light Opera in Three Acts (Signed copy)
Signed and dedicated by A P Herbert
A P Herbert
Methuen, London, 1931
£20.00
Drama | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Dustwrapper
Douaumont, or the Return of the Soldier Ulysses
A Great War play from German dramatist Eberhard Wolfgang Möller
Eberhard Wolfgang Moeller / Möller, translated by Graham and Tristan Rawson
Victor Gollancz, London, 1930
£30.00
Drama | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Poems of Love and War
Liverpool sociologist John Barron Mays's first book
John Barron Mays
James Foggo, Liverpool, 1940
£10.00
Poetry | Soft Cover | First Editions
Actor, Soldier, Poet
1939, first edition of the memoirs of Robert Henderson-Bland
Robert Henderson-Bland, with an appreciation by General Sir Hubert Gough
Heath Cranton, London, 1939
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Month, May 1937. Vol CLXIX, No 837
including an article on Lithobolio, a New England Poltergeist of 1692
Joseph Keating, editor, with articles by Herbert Thurston, C C Martindale etc
Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1937
£20.00
Paranormal, Supernatural & Occult | Soft Cover | First Editions
Brought Forward
1916, first edition, fifteen tales from R B Cunninghame Graham
R B Cunningham Graham
Duckworth & Co, London, 1916
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions
Tooting Corner, A Book of Reminiscences
1946, first edition of Eric Bligh's memoirs, in the original dustwrapper
Eric Bligh
Secker & Warburg, London, 1946
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Geeta, The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna
1942, the second printing of Purohit Swami's magnificent translation
Shri Purohit Swami
Faber & Faber, London, 1942
£25.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First Editions
Hundreds of Things a Girl Can Make
1934, first edition, A Hobby Book for Girls of All Ages...
Not stated
W Foulsham & Co Ltd, London, 1934
£20.00
Crafts | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
The Quintessence of Ibsenism. Now Completed to the Death of Ibsen
1913, first edition, stamped 'Presentation Copy' by the publisher
George Bernard Shaw
Constable, London, 1913
£12.00
Literary Criticism | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Little Girl's Sweet Book
1924. Recipes for sweet treats and how to run a sweet stall...
Flora Klickmann, editor
Office of "The Girl's Own Paper", London, 1924
£20.00
Food & Drink | Hard Cover | First Editions
Slum Clearance and Rehousing
1934, first edition. The First Report of the Council for Research on Housing Construction
The Earl of Dudley, introduction
Council for Research on Housing Construction, London, 1934
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions
Blood and Iron
1916, Impressions from the Western Front in France and Flanders, this copy signed by Major A A Macfarlane-Grieve
Wilson McNair
Seeley, Service & Co, London, 1916
£20.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions
A Midsummer Memory
1910, limited edition, An Elegy on the Death of Arthur Upson
Richard Burton
Edmund D Brooks, Minneapolis, 1910
£15.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions | Limited Editions | Bookplate
Alone
1921, first edition, Norman Douglas's travels around Italy
Norman Douglas
Chapman & Hall, London, 1921
£20.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Semi-Detached House & The Semi-Detached Couple
1928, hardback copies of Emily Eden's two novels
Emily Eden, with introductions by Anthony Eden and John Gore
Elkin Mathews & Marrot Ltd, London, 1928
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover
Original architect's drawing for a staircase for a hall
1946, hand-drawn, watercolour (with maid), and technical plan
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1947
£30.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten | Illustrated | Original Artwork
Original Architectural Drawing for an Author's Retreat
1946, hand-drawn and hand-coloured, a quiet country cottage with large writing room
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1946
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten | Hand-painted | Illustrated | Original Artwork
Original Architectural Drawing for a Small Dance Hall
1947, hand-drawn, with floorplan and two dancers in evening wear
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1947
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten | Illustrated | Original Artwork
The Marxist Philosophy and the Sciences
1942 hardback edition of J B S Haldane's Muirhead lectures on political philosophy of 1938
J B S Haldane
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1942
£35.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper
Modern Dancing and Dancers
1912, hardback, a first edition on dancing, ballet, dancers, morris dancing...
J E Crawford Flitch
Grant Richards, London, 1912
£40.00
Drama | Hard Cover | First Editions
