Recent Additions
The Moorstone Sickness
2015 reissue of Bernard Taylor's 1982 classic horror
Bernard Taylor, with a new introduction by Mark Morris
Valancourt Books, Richmond, VA, 2015
£10.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First thus
Fengriffen and Other Gothic Tales
Classic horror short stories from David Case
David Case, edited by Stephen Jones, afterword by Kim Newman
Valancourt Books, Richmond, VA, 2015
£10.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions
Seconds
First paperback edition of David Ely's dark, existential thriller
David Ely
Four Square, London, 1965
£20.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First thus
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
Life of Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, K.C.B.
1897, this copy owned by Admiral Gerald Walter Russell (1850–1928)
Rear-Admiral C C Penrose-Fitzgerald
William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1897
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies
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
The Crafty Farmer, A Spanish Folk Tale (Signed first edition)
1938, signed by Gregorio Prieto
Gregorio Prieto, illustrator. Translated and introduced by Henry Thomas
The Dolphin Bookshop Editions, London, 1938
£50.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions
Reflexions sur la Typografie
1951, limited edition. Extracts from the preface of Bodini's Manual of Typography
Giambatista Bodoni
J Haumont, Paris, 1951
£20.00
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
J M W Turner, View of Hythe, Kent (1824)
A framed and glazed hand-coloured engraving from 1826
J M W Turner, engraved by George Cooke
John and Arthur Arch et al, London, 1826
£30.00
Artwork | Hard Cover | Framed | Illustrated
L'Art Mimique
1901, a rare first edition of Charles Aubert's book on mime
Charles Aubert
E Meuriot, Paris, 1901
£50.00
Drama | Hard Cover | First Editions
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
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
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
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
The Mirage of Life (Signed first edition)
Inscribed by William Haig Miller in 1867, illustrated by John Tenniel
William Haig Miller, but anonymous, illustrated by John Tenniel
Religious Tract Society, London, 1867
£30.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Illustrated
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
