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Rupert Brooke, A Memoir

1918, the first separate edition of Edward Marsh's memoir
Edward Marsh
Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1918
£25.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First thus

Finale of Seem, A Lyrical Narrative

The radical American poet's second book, 1929
Walter Lowenfels, with a prefatory note by Humbert Wolfe
William Heinemann, London, 1929
£30.00
Poetry | Soft Cover | First Editions

How Amusing! And a Lot of Other Fables

1929, first edition of Mackail's short stories
Denis Mackail
William Heinemann, London, 1929
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Cyrano de Bergerac

1920, in an attractive quarter leather binding
Edmond Rostand
Libraire Charpentier et Fasquelle, Paris, 1920
£20.00
Drama | Hard Cover | Leather Bound

Beyond Khyber Pass

c1932, No 11 in Hutchinson's Booklover's Library
Lowell Thomas
Hutchinson, London, 1932
£12.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus

The Glass Mender & other stories

Maurice Baring's tales, some with a supernatural element, illustrated by S.B.
Maurice Baring, illustrated by S.B.
William Heinemann, London, 1926
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover

The Novels of Thomas Peacock

1948, Headlong Hall, Melincourt, Nightmare Abbey, Maid Marian, The Misfortunes of Elphin, Crotchet Castle, and Gryll Grange
Thomas Peacock, edited by David Garnett. Dustwrapper by Joan Hassall.
Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1948
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Carlisle House, Carlisle Street, Soho, London

1936, a rare if brief history, in a fine Bickers & Son full leather binding
J Brooke Wilkinson, author identified by printed initials at end of text
British Board of Film Censors, London, 1936
£50.00
Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover | First Editions | Fine Bindings | Leather Bound

Hugh Walpole, handwritten signed letter

c1921, from York Terrace, NW1
Hugh Walpole
Not Published, London, 1921
£35.00
Ephemera | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Handwritten

L'Art Mimique

1901, a rare first edition of Charles Aubert's book on mime
Charles Aubert
E Meuriot, Paris, 1901
£40.00
Drama | Hard Cover | First Editions

Christ Church, Madras, Parish Magazine 1928

Church notices, short stories, home help, adverts...
Christ Church, Madras
Not stated, Madras (Chennai), 1928
£30.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First Editions

Original Architectural Drawing for a Proposed Youth Hostel in the Lake District

1946, with colour perspective, elevations, and floorplan
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1946
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten | Illustrated | Original Artwork

Original architect's drawing for a stone carver's workshop in the Cotswolds

1947, with watercolour image and floorplan
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1947
£30.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten | Illustrated | Original Artwork

Original architect's drawing for the design of a Public Library

1947, by a student architect, with colour elevations and a floorplan
G Reed
Not Published, Essex, 1947
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | Handwritten | Illustrated | Original Artwork

Over the Range (Signed copy)

Signed by Ion L Idriess, 'Sunshine and Shadows in the Kimberleys'
Ion L Idriess
Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1949
£25.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Dustwrapper

A Catalogue of the Pictures in the Garrick Club

1936, half-vellum, a comprehensive list with biographies
C K Adams, compiler
The Garrick Club, London, 1936
£40.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions | Fine Bindings

Aspects of Dialectical Materialism

1934, first edition, six essays by J D Bernal, Ralph Fox, R Page Arnot etc
J D Bernal, with H Levy, John MacMurray, Ralph Fox, R Page Arnot, and E F Carritt
Watts & Co, London, 1934
£40.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | First Editions

Things to Make in the Clubroom

1937, A Book for Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Brownies and Woodcraft Folk
Henry Bramford
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1937
£20.00
Crafts | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Secret of Japanese Success (Signed copy)

Signed by J Hagiwara, his lecture given in Glasgow in 1906
J Hagiwara
Japanese Consulate, Glasgow, 1906
£40.00
History | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Robert Hugh Benson, Pretre et Romancier 1871–1914

Agnes de La Gorce's 1928 biography of the Priest and novelist
Agnes de La Gorce
Librairie Plon, Paris, 1928
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Adventures of a Pretty Woman

1927, a romance from Florence Warden
Florence Warden
Benman's, London, 1927
£10.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper

The Never-Ending Road and Other Sketches in War-Time

1916, a selection of writings from J E G De Montmorency, some of a supernatural flavour
J E G De Montmorency
C North, The Blackheath Press, London, 1916
£50.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Guild State, Its Principles and Possibilities (Signed copy)

Inscribed by the author to R McNair Wilson
G Stirling Taylor
George Allen & Unwin, London, 1920
£20.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Modern Housing Estates

1949, A Practical Guide to their Planning, Design and Development
Stanley Gale
Batsford, London, 1949
£40.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Naval Front (Signed copy)

Signed by Gordon S Maxwell, the Royal Navy in the Great War
Gordon S Maxwell, illustrated by Donald Maxwell
A & C Black, London, 1920
£40.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

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