Browse by Date—1950–

Architecture, Nature and Magic (1956, first edition)
W R Lethaby's papers on his theory of architecture
W R Lethaby, with a biographical note by Alfred Powell
Duckworth & Co, London, 1956
£20.00
Architecture & Design | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Understand the Weapon, Understand the Wound
The Selected Writings of John Cornford
John Cornford, edited by Jonathan Galassi
Carcanet New Press, Manchester, 1976
£16.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Radio Recombination Lines [Astrophysics]
1980, first edition, Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 24–25, 1979 (Astrophysics & Space Science Library No 80)
P A Shaver, editor, contributors include Daniel Kleppner, Jacqueline van Gorkom, Yervant Terzian, Peter G Mezger, Nino Panagia, Robert L Brown, Edith Falgarone, Jay Lockman, Edward Churchwell, and James S Mathis amongst others.
D Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland, 1980
£50.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | First Editions

Firebird 1, Writing Today (1982, signed first edition)
Graham Swift has signed and dated his short story, The Watch
T J Binding, editor, contributors include Graham Swift, William Trevor, Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter.
Penguin Books / Allen Lane, London, 1982
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Carved Masonry Domes of Mediaeval Cairo
An illustrated architectural study
Christine Kessler
The American University in Cairo Press, London, 1976
£25.00
Architecture & Design | Soft Cover | First Editions | Illustrated

Francis Bacon
2008, the Tate Gallery's reassessment of Francis Bacon's importance
Matthew Gale, and Chris Stephens (editors)
Tate Gallery, London, 2008
£16.50
Art | Soft Cover | First Editions | Illustrated

The Impressionist & the City; Pissarro's Series Paintings
A study of Camille Pissarro's later urban painting
Richard R Brettell, and Joachim Pissarro, edited by Mary Anne Stevens
Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1993
£15.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

The Trap (Signed uncorrected proof)
Signed by Catherine Ryan Howard and her father, John.
Catherine Ryan Howard
Bantam Press, London, 2023
£25.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Rudyard Kipling, An Annotated Bibliography of Writings about him
Complete in 3 volumes, an impressive work of bibliography
Morton N Cohen, with Helmut E Gerber, Edward S Lauterbach et al
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1960
£35.00
Reference & Bibliography | Soft Cover | First Editions

Man-Made Gemstones (first edition)
1979, Dennis Elwell's guide to the methods of making gemstones
Dennis Elwell
Ellis Horwood Publishers, Chichester, 1979
£30.00
Crafts | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

Reel to Real, A Life in Film (Signed first edition)
Signed by Noel Cronin
Noel Cronin
Talking Pictures TV, 2021
£20.00
Film, Theatre & Radio | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions

Winter Solstice (Signed first edition)
Signed by Rosamunde Pilcher
Rosamunde Pilcher
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 2000
£27.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Nabokov Russian Translation
An unabridged republication of the 1923 first edition
Lewis Carroll, translated by "V Sirin" (Vladimir Nabokov), drawings by S Zalshupin
Dover, New York, 1976
£15.00
Lewis Carroll | Soft Cover | First thus

Sunward by Yeoward (Signed limited edition)
The Story of Yeoward of Liverpool, the First 100 Years
Theodore W S Barry
Granta Editions, Cambridge, 1994
£40.00
History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Limited Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated | Slipcase

War and Peace in the Space Age
1959, US officer James Gavin's warnings over the future of warfare
Lt.-Gen James Gavin, introduction by Lt.-Gen Sir Brian Horrocks
Hutchinson, London, 1959
£15.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Lore of the Land
1982, first edition of John Seymour's classic of land husbandry
John Seymour, illustrated by Sally Seymour
Whittet Books, Weybridge, 1982
£20.00
Farming & Agriculture | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

The Rock Paintings of the Upper Brandberg (Namibia)
Part IV Umuab and Karoab Gorges (Volume 2 only), with 10 large fold out plates
Harald Pager
Heinrich-Barth-Institut, Koln, 1998
£30.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated

Confessions of an Art Addict
1960, a first edition of Peggy Guggenheim's memoir
Peggy Guggenheim
Andre Deutsch, London, 1960
£20.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions

Ibhayibhile
The Holy Bible in Xhosa
Holy Bible
Umbutho Webhayibhile Womzantsi-Afrika, Cape Town, 1997
£20.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover

Beibele
The Holy Bible in Tswana language
Holy Bible
Lekgotla La Beibele La Afrika Borwa, Cape Town, 2001
£20.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover

Die Bybel, Nuew Vertaling
The Bible in Afrikaans
Holy Bible
Bybelgenootskap, 2000
£15.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover

Hieroglyphic Landscape by David Holt (2004)
A loud, busy original oil painting, in a bespoke frame
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, 2004
£80.00
David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork

The Sea Devil
The Adventures of Count Felix von Luckner, the Last Raider under Sail
Sam Jefferson
Osprey, London, 2017
£25.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Photographing Fungi in the Field (Signed first edition)
Signed by photographer and author George McCarthy
George McCarthy
Guild of Master Craftsmen Publishers, Lewes, 2001
£20.00
Photography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated

Aurora Burning (Signed first edition)
Signed by Amie Kaufman & JayKristoff at Forbidden Planet
Amie Kaufman, and Jay Kristoff
Rock the Boat, London, 2020
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Limited Editions | Dustwrapper

