Recent Additions

1942, including work by Paul Nash, Eric Ravilious, Barnett Freedman, Graham Sutherland etc

National Gallery, London, 1942

A biography of the fight for Vots for Women

Bailey Brothers and Swinfen Ltd, Folkestone, 1974

Helen Thomas's memoir of her relationship with Edward Thomas, this is the first printing before pages 53–57 were cancelled

William Heinemann, London, 1926

Oliver W F Lodge's poetry pamphlet, this copy signed by Trevelyan to Gordon Bottomley

Oliver W F Lodge, Holmbury St Mary, 1938

The rare first issue of Angel Crespo's short-lived but important Spanish poetry journal

Departamento Provincial de Seminarios, Ciudad Real, 1951

November 1915, a rare original print trade journal, with superb advertisments

Hicks, Wilkinson & Sears, London, 1915

Signed by Janine Niepce, a collection of her rural life photography

Editions de La Martiniere, Paris, 1994

The Paintings and Drawings, 1912–1913

Thames and Hudson, London, 1990

1998, Christine Peltre's immense illustrated study

Abbeville Press, New York, 1998

1949, Rudolf Hostettler's collection of typefaces. This copy owned by Stewart R Valdar of Hampstead

fgm-Books, St Gallen & London, 1949

Signed by Tom Driberg, with signed Christmas cards and postcards from Hannen Swaffer

MacDonald, London, 1974

1979, Andrew Rothstein's account of Douglas Young, "the Consul who rebelled"

The Journeyman Press, London, 1979

Two first UK editions of Simone de Beauvoir's novel and autobiography

Various, London, 1957

The first six issues for 1945 of this American industrial journal, with superb adverts

Practical Publications, Inc., Indianapolis, 1945

Somali Culture, Society and Politics, signed by Professor I M Lewis

Hurst and Company, London, 2010

The first Uniform Edition of E M Forster's favourite of his own novels

Edward Arnold, London, 1924

A French Great War history, signed by the author, Jean de Pierrefeu, to J J Frappa.

L'Edition Francais Illustree, Paris, 1920

Signed by Leslie A Fiedler to Arnold Wesker, a work of speculative fiction

Stein and Day, New York, 1974

A 19th century livestock breeding guide. Hardback, rebound, with thirteen fold-out plates

Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, London, 1844

Signed by Candace Robb, 1994, her first book and the first in the Owen Archer series

William Heinemann, London, 1994

1988, signed and dedicated by George Hayim

Quartet Books, London, 1988

Nottidge MacNamara's study of characteristics through the human skull

Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1900

c1940, in a dustwrapper designed by Edie Morris

Seeley Service, London, 1940

1963, the first UK edition of Stelios Galatopoulos's study of the Greek Prima Donna

Cunningham Bass, London, 1963

2008. Signed by Phil Rickman, the tenth book on the Merrily Watkins series

Quercus, London, 2008