Browse by Date—1900–1949
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
£20.00
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
Sold
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First Editions
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
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
£25.00
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
Historique des 44e, 244e et 264e Regiments D'Artillerie de Campagne, 1914–1918
A Great War French WW1 regimental history including Roll of Honour
Not stated
Libraire Chapelot, Paris, 1919
£30.00
Military & War | Soft Cover | First Editions
Historique de 244e Regiment D'Artillerie de Campagne, 1 Avril 1917—30 Janvier 1919
A 1919 Great War French regimental history with Roll of Honour
Not stated
Berger-Levrault, Paris, 1919
£20.00
Military & War | Soft Cover | First Editions
Therese
1928, the first UK edition of Francois Mauriac's classic novel
Francois Mauriac, translated by Eric Sutton
Martin Secker, London, 1928
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions
The "Green Pelican" and other stories
First edition, seven charming stories by Robert Tredinnick, aka Uncle Robert
Robert Tredinnick, illustrated by John Read
Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1944
£15.00
Childrens | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Plays of Gods and Men
1917, first UK edition, containing four of Lord Dunsany's plays
Lord Dunsany
T Fisher Unwin, London, 1917
£20.00
Drama | Hard Cover | First Editions
