Recent Additions
Down the River (Signed first edition)
1937, signed by H E Bates with Agnes Miller Parker's glorious wood engravings
H E Bates, illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker
Victor Gollancz, London, 1937
£40.00
Natural History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Illustrated
Cities, Plains and People (Signed by Robert Liddell in Cairo, 1946)
An early Lawrence Durrell collection of poetry, owned by his friend and fellow Cairo poet
Lawrence Durrell
Faber & Faber, London, 1946
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Poetry | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Association Copy
Paganism in Roumanian Folklore (1928, first edition)
Marcu Beza's examination of Roumania's pagan rites and their continuation into the twentieth century
Marcu Beza
J M Dent, London, 1928
£40.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated
Shrewsbury, An Archaeological Assessment (Signed first edition)
Signed by Nigel Baker, his thorough illustrated history of the English border town
Nigel Baker
Oxbow, Oxford, 2010
£40.00
Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions
Aventures de Momotaro (1900, first thus)
A classic of Japanese folklore. translated by Judith Gautier, and with 12 colour plates by R Isayama
Judith Gautier, translator, illustrated by R Isayama
Editions de la Phosphatine Falieres, Paris, 1900
£70.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Soft Cover | First Editions | Illustrated
Witness Against the Beast (1993, first edition)
A first edition of E P Thompson's final book, a study of William Blake and the Moral Law
E P Thompson
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993
£20.00
Literary Criticism | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Celestina (Number 1 of only twenty copies)
1968, an unpublished stage adaptation by David Castillejo
Fernando De Rojas, adapted for the stage and translated by David Castillejo
Not Published, 1968
£20.00
Drama | Soft Cover | Limited Editions
The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos (Signed limited edition)
Signed by Stathis A Arfanis
S A Arfanis
Irinna S.A., Athens, 1990
£30.00
Music | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Limited Editions
From London Bridge to Lombardy by a Macadamised Route (1869, first edition)
A witty, illustrated trip from London to Italy.
W R Richardson, illustrated by Sydney Prior Hall
Sampson, Low, Son & Marston, London, 1869
£50.00
Travel & Exploration | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Life and Letters of Edward Thomas (signed by poet Alun Lewis)
1939, a rare copy gifted from Alun Lewis to his wife, Gweno, in Christmas 1942, just before he embarked for India in WW2
John Moore
William Heinemann, London, 1939
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Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Association Copy
The Pedant in the Kitchen (Signed first edition)
Signed by Julian Barnes, the first printing.
Julian Barnes
Atlantic Press, London, 2003
£20.00
Food & Drink | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
The Breaking of the Storm (1918, first edition)
A scarce Great War novel from Captain C A L Brownlow
Captain C A L Brownlow
Methuen, London, 1918
£40.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions
The Never-Ending Road and Other Sketches in War-Time
1916, signed by the author's wife. 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
£30.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions
Again the Hill by David Holt (2003)
An original semi-abstract oil painting, depicting a mythical white-robed figure in a dark and brooding hill
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 2003
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David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
The Housing Question (1946, first English language edition)
Engel's collection of essays on the housing
Frederick Engels, edited by C P Dutt
International Publishers, New York, 1946
£30.00
Politics, Law & Economics | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus
The Letters of William Morris (1950, first edition)
William Morris's letters to his family and friends
William Morris, edited by Philip Henderson
Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1950
£30.00
William Morris | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
In the Garden, 6.00pm by David Holt (2006)
A charming original oil on canvas of Ceanothus and hose pipe
David Holt
Original Artwork, Kent, 2006
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David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Night Garden 2 by David Holt (1998)
An original oil on canvas depicting a ghostly white figure emerging from bright colours
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 1998
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David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Screened Bridge by David Holt (1964) [RESERVED]
A fine, large oil painting, framed, featuring a solitary, watching figure.
David Holt
Original Artwork, Hythe, Kent, 1964
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David Holt Paintings | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
The Small Years (1930, first edition)
Frank Kendon's memoirs of growing up in rural Kent in the 1890s and 1900s
Frank Kendon, with an introduction by Walter de la Mare
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1930
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Songs of the Wayside, Lyrics and Sonnets (1916, first edition)
An early collection of verse from Samuel J Looker
Samuel J Looker
The National Labour Press Ltd, Manchester, 1916
£30.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | First Editions
Shropshire (Signed first edition)
Signed by Ellis Peters and Roy Morgan
Ellis Peters, and Roy Morgan
Alan Sutton, Stroud, 1992
£20.00
Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Perissa (Signed, second printing)
Signed by S P B Mais with a lengthy dedication (1924)
S P B Mais
Grant Richards, London, 1924
£25.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions
Dreams and Memories (1936, first edition)
T P Ellis's essays and articles, many with a Welsh flavour
T P Ellis, with a foreword by Prof. T. Gwynn Jones
The Welsh Outlook Press, Newtown, 1936
£40.00
Essays | Hard Cover | First Editions
Song for a Birth or a Death (Signed copy)
1961, Elizabeth Jennings' fourth collection of verse, this copy signed by Jungian analyst Irene de Castillejo
Elizabeth Jennings
Andre Deutsch, London, 1961
£30.00
Poetry | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
