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
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1968, an unpublished stage adaptation by David Castillejo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
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
Le Livre Noir des Médecins Grecs (1920, first edition)
"Une Page de la Persecution de L'Hellenisme en Turquie", a rare protest document detailing the treatment of the ethnic Greeks in the Ottoman Empire.
Not stated
P Thevoz, Paris, 1920
£80.00
History | Soft Cover | First Editions
165 Days: Prisoner of the Taliban (Signed first edition)
Signed by Asad Qureshi
Asad Qureshi
Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 2022
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper
