Recent Additions
Art in Needlework, A Book about Embroidery (1901)
Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam's copy with her bookplate
Lewis F Day, and Mary Buckle
Batsford, London, 1901
£40.00
Crafts | Hard Cover | Association Copy
Pendleton Congregational Church by Edward William Finley
An original painting of the Salford area, framed. This painting belonged to fellow artist Roy Mewha
Edward William Finley
Original Artwork, Salford, 1980
£100.00
Artwork | Hard Cover | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
Corner Shop, Ellor Street by Roy Mewha
An original 1960s oil painting of Salford
Roy Mewha
Original Artwork, Salford, 1960
£100.00
Artwork | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | Framed | Hand-painted | Original Artwork
A Woman of the Tudor Age (1930, first edition)
Lady Cecil Goff's study of Katherine Willoughby, 4th Duchess of Suffolk
Lady Cecile Goff
John Murray, London, 1930
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions
Kings of the Oceans, 1961–1966, Ships Built for the Hellenes
The third volume in this illustrated comprehensive maritime register
George M Foustanos
Argo Publishing, Piraeus, 2002
£40.00
Transport | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated
Kings of the Oceans, 1957–1960, Ships Built for the Hellenes
The second volume in this illustrated comprehensive maritime register
George M Foustanos
Argo Publishing, Piraeus, 2001
£40.00
Transport | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated
L'Art, Entretiens réunis par Paul Gsell (1924)
Auguste Rodin's aesthetic and philosophical testament
Auguste Rodin
Bernard Grasset, Paris, 1924
£40.00
Art | Hard Cover | Leather Bound | Illustrated
The Autobiography of Marika Palaisti
A Greek language self-published autobiography by the opera singer
Marika Palaisti, foreword by Dimitris Stamoulis
Printed for the Author(s), Greece, 1960
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Soft Cover | First Editions
The Book of Common Prayer & Church Hymns (1885)
Both bound in black leather and slipcase
Common Prayer
University Press, Oxford, 1885
£20.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | Leather Bound | Slipcase
The Suitcase Theatre, with Three Plays for Puppets (1946, first edition)
C W Blanchard's guide to creating a portable puppet theatre
C W Blanchard, foreword by Doctor E Davies. Illustrated by the author and H W Whanslaw
Deveraux Publications, London, 1946
£30.00
Crafts | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
She-Merchants, Buccaneers & Gentlewomen (Signed first edition)
Signed by Katie Hickman, a social history of British women in India
Katie Hickman
Virago, London, 2019
£20.00
History | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Two books on the Church and Exorcism and Deliverence
Deliver is from Evil (2024) and The Reluctant Exorcist (2015)
Jennifer Strawbridge, et al
SCM Press, London, 2024
£17.50
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Soft Cover
London in Colour, An Album of London Views (Signed copies)
Six London prints by Geoffrey S Fletcher, each one signed in blue ink by the artist
Geoffrey S Fletcher
The Daily Telegraph, London, 1970
£40.00
Art | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Illustrated
A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage
1699, the fourth edition of Jeremy Collier's scathing attack on the theatre
Jeremy Collier
S Keble, and R Sare, London, 1699
£60.00
Film, Theatre, Dance & Radio | Hard Cover | Leather Bound
Marine Painting in Water-Colour (1919)
With 24 tipped in plates of W L Wyllie's paintings
W L Wyllie, introduction by Edwin Bale
Cassell, London, 1919
£30.00
Art | Hard Cover | Illustrated
Astral Doorways (1971, first edition)
J H Brennan's guide to astral projection etc
J H Brennan
The Aquarian Press, London, 1971
£20.00
Paranormal, Supernatural & Occult | Hard Cover | First Editions
Experimental Press (1972, first edition)
J H Brennan's practical handbook for systematically testing low magic, high ritual, and mental discipline.
J H Brennan, illustrations by Helen Brennan and Brendon P Carey
The Aquarian Press, London, 1972
£20.00
Paranormal, Supernatural & Occult | Hard Cover | First Editions
John Hugh Allen of the Gallant Company (1919, first edition)
A biography of the New Zealander killed at Gallipoli in 1915
Ina Montgomery
Edward Arnold, London, 1919
£20.00
Military & War | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
Blue Tapestry (1948, first edition)
The autobiography of Vera Laughton Mathews, Director of the WRNS from 1939 to 1946
Vera Laughton Mathews
Hollis and Carter, London, 1948
£20.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | First Editions
Alien Liaison (Signed paperback edition)
1992, signed and dedicated by Timothy Good
Timothy Good
Arrow Books, London, 1992
£20.00
Paranormal, Supernatural & Occult | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions
Le Procès du Comte d'Egmont (1854, first edition)
The trial and execution of the Count of Egmont in 1568
Charles-Victor de Bavay
Librairie de C. Muquardt, Bruxelles, 1854
£30.00
History | Hard Cover | First Editions | Leather Bound
Pig Earth
The first printing of the first volume of Berger's Into Their Labours trilogy
John Berger, cover design by Chris Hyde
Writers and Readers, London, 1979
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper
A Book of Ogres and Trolls (1974)
Second printing of Ruth Manning-Sanders' collection of stories from around the world
Ruth Manning-Sanders, illustrated by Robin Jacques
Methuen Children's Books, London, 1974
£20.00
Paranormal, Supernatural & Occult | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
A Book of Ghosts and Goblins (1975)
A super copy of Ruth Manning-Sanders' collection of 21 ghostly tales
Ruth Manning-Sanders, illustrated by Robin Jacques
Methuen Children's Books, London, 1975
£25.00
Paranormal, Supernatural & Occult | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | Illustrated
Frans Masereel (1948, first German edition)
An excellent selection of Masereel's woodcuts
Gerhart Ziller
Sachsenverlag, Dresden, 1949
£20.00
Art | Hard Cover | First Editions | Illustrated
