Browse by Date—1950–
The Jazz Scene
1989, E J Hobsbawm's classic of jazz literature
Eric Hobsbawm, originally written as Francis Newton
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1989
£10.00
Music | Soft Cover | First thus
The Colony Room Club, 1948–2008 (Signed second edition)
Signed by Sophie Parkin, a history of Bohemian Soho
Sophie Parkin
Palmtree Publishing, London, 2013
£40.00
Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Illustrated
The Poets Talk by David Holt (1998)
A large original oil painting in bespoke frame, a very impressive and evocative piece
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 1998
£400.00
David Holt Paintings | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Reflexions sur la Typografie
1951, limited edition. Extracts from the preface of Bodini's Manual of Typography
Giambatista Bodoni
J Haumont, Paris, 1951
£30.00
Crafts | Soft Cover | Limited Editions | First thus
Roseline Granet: Drawings (Limited edition portfolio, 2011)
30 Large Atlas Folio Plates
Roseline Granet
Alias / William Blake & Co, 2011
£175.00
Art | Soft Cover | First Editions | Limited Editions | Illustrated
The Vicar of Morbing Vyle
1993, the first printing of Richard Harland's cult horror novel
Richard Harland
Karl Evans, Australia, 1993
£40.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions
Frontiers of Astronomy (Dr Joseph Kaplan's copy)
1955, stamped by the American physicist to the ffep
Fred Hoyle
William Heinemann, London, 1955
£80.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | Association Copy
The Interpretation of Early Music (1963, first edition)
This copy from the library of pianist Alexander Kelly (1929–1996)
Robert Donington
Faber & Faber, London, 1963
£30.00
Music | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Association Copy
Military Elements, signed screenprint by David Holt
Number 7 of only 10 copies, from March 1963
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 1963
On Hold
David Holt Paintings | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Original Artwork
Take These Men (1955, first edition)
A classic account of tank warfare in the Western Desert in the Second World War
Cyril Joly
Constable, London, 1955
£18.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
A Beer Mug with Coins [Birena chasha s moneti]
Bulgarian short stories and observations on London in 1960
Brigita Yosifova
Bulgarian Writer, London, 1960
£12.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Plastik (Signed copy)
Signed by Jo Jastram, the German sculptor
Jo Jastram
Rheinland-Vlg, Germany, 1989
£50.00
Art | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
The Chasm of Fire (1993)
A Woman's Experience of Liberation Through the Teachings of a Sufi Master
Irina Tweedie
Element, Shaftesbury, 1993
£12.00
Autobiography & Biography | Soft Cover | First thus
The Dragon Waiting, A Masque of History (Signed first edition)
Signed and dedicated by John M Ford at Fantasycon IX in Birmingham in September 1984
John M Ford
Timescape Books, New York, 1983
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Escaped Kite by David Holt (1999)
An original framed oil painting, a striking study of tension and release
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 1999
£100.00
David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Aldfrith's Beowulf
Beowulf as depicting real Yorkshire history, linking its legendary characters to actual historical figures.
Paula Grant, translator
Llanerch Publishers, Felinfach, 1995
£12.00
Classics | Soft Cover | First Editions
Inside Story (Signed first edition)
Signed by Martin Amis
Martin Amis
Jonathan Cape, London, 2020
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Kingfishers of the World (Signed first edition)
A highly-detailed ornithological study, signed by Leslie J Knowles and James W Nitchen
Leslie J Knowles, and James W Nitchen
Times Editions, Singapore, 1995
£80.00
Natural History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
Old City of Warsaw, 10 wood-engravings (Signed limited edition)
Each wood-engraving signed by Eugeniusz Pichell, housed in a leather portfolio
Eugeniusz Pichell, also as Eugeniusza Pichella in Polish
Intrografia, Warsaw, 1969
£200.00
Art | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | Limited Editions | Illustrated
Fetish (2010) by David Holt
A vibrant, energetic original oil painting
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 2010
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David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Gate over Moon by David Holt (1996)
An original oil painting of nighttime shapes and luminosiity
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 1996
£70.00
David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Bertold Brecht, Programme & Lyric Booklet 1959 Festival Hall
with the lyrics given in English and an illustration by Caspar Neher
Bertolt Brecht
Deutsches Theater Berlin, Berlin, London, 1959
£20.00
Drama | Soft Cover | First Editions
The Golden Honeycomb (Signed first edition)
Signed by Vincent Cronin to the parents of WW2 pilot Richard Hillary, and winner of the Richard Hillary Prize (1955)
Vincent Cronin
Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1954
£40.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Overgrown Greenhouse by David Holt (2005)
A wonderful large original oil painting in bespoke frame
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 2005
Sold
David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
The Decembrists (Dekabristite)
A Bulgarian history of the Decembrist Revolt of 1825 in Imperial Russia
Brigita Yosifova
Publishing House of the Fatherland Front, Sofia, 1979
£20.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
