Recent Additions

The Inconstancy of Madam Chuang
1924, six Chinese stories from Chin Ku Ch'i Kuan
E B Howell, translator, illustrated by "a native artist"
T Werner Laurie Ltd, London, 1924
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

In Ruhleben Camp, No 4. August Bank Holiday Number, 1915
A 1915 copy of the civilian internee magazine from the Great War
Not stated
J S Preuss, Berlin, 1915
£15.00
Military & War | Soft Cover | First Editions

The Secret Sayings of Jesus Explained
1971, an examination of the Gospel of Thomas
A Western Mystic
Shiva Publications, Aberdeen, 1971
£12.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Hard Cover | First Editions | Limited Editions | Dustwrapper

Vagabond (Signed copy)
Signed by A P Wolf, aka Paul Webb, the author's first novel
A P Wolf, pseudonym of Paul Webb
Fourth Estate, London, 1991
£30.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Slipcase

How are Verses Made?
A 1970 printing of Mayakovsky's classic 1926 critical text
Vladimir Mayakovsky, translated from the Russian by G M Hyde
Jonathan Cape, London, 1970
£10.00
Poetry | Soft Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus

More Father Potter of Peckham
1958, a second volume of autobiography from the south east London friar
The Rev. Canon George Potter, illustrated by Mike
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1958
£12.00
Religions, Beliefs & Spirituality | Soft Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Women's Mysteries, Ancient and Modern
Esther Harding's study of the feminine principle in myths, dreams, and religious symbolism
M Esther Harding
Rider & Company, London, 1971
£30.00
Mythology, Customs & Folklore | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper

La Retraite Sentimentale
1914 edition of Colette's first sole authorship novel
Colette
Ernest Flammarion, Paris, 1914
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover

What We All Wear
The Raw Materials of Clothing (1968)
Owen Webster
George G. Harrap, London, 1968
£30.00
Fashion, Costume & Etiquette | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Beginners, Please!
1953, Kay Ambrose's concentrated primer for ballet lovers of all ages
Kay Ambrose, in collaboration with Celia Franca
A & C Black, London, 1953
£15.00
Entertainment & Games | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
2020, the Royal Collector's edition
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Royal Classics, Vancouver, 2020
£12.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Dustwrapper | First thus

Peace and Roses, Stories
1965, short stories from Bulgarian writer, Brigita Yosifova
Brigita Yosifova
Bulgarian Writer, Sofia, 1965
£12.00
Fiction | Soft Cover | First Editions

A Mainsail Haul
John Masefield's tales of sea faring and legends
John Masefield, frontispiece by Jack B Yeats
Elkin Mathews, London, 1913
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover

An Historical and Descriptive Account of The Coast of Sussex
1833, with delightful hand-coloured plates
J D Parry
Printed for The Author by Wright & Son, Brighton, 1833
£60.00
Topography & Local Interest | Hard Cover | First Editions | Leather Bound

A Handbook of Anatomy for Art Students
1915, with nude photographs
Arthur Thomson
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1915
£30.00
Art | Hard Cover

Riding Shotgun (Signed copy)
Signed by Gerry McAvoy, '35 Years on the Road with Rory Gallagher and Nine Below Zero'
Gerry McAvoy, with Pete Chrisp
SPG Triumph, Maidstone, 2005
£100.00
Music | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Always On (Signed copy)
Signed by Rory Cellan-Jones, "Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era"
Rory Cellan-Jones
Bloomsbury Continuum, London, 2021
£20.00
Science, Mathematics & Technology | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Doctor of Aleppo (Signed copy)
Signed and dedicated by Dan Mayland
Dan Mayland
Blackstone, Ashland, OR, 2020
£20.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Roverandom
J R R Tolkien's 1925 magical dog story, the 1998 first edition and the 2013 reissue
J R R Tolkien, edited by Christina Scull & Wayne G Hammond
HarperCollins, London, 1998
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Bird of Ill Omen (with signed postcard)
A volume of Simon Raven's autobiography
Simon Raven, illustrated by Tim Jacques
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1989
£30.00
Autobiography & Biography | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions | Dustwrapper

Aesop's Fables
1824, Dublin imprint, with 106 fables and illustrated by Thomas Kelly
Aesop, illustrated by Thomas Kelly
W Espy, Dublin, 1824
£50.00
Classics | Hard Cover | Leather Bound

The Collected Works of Yordan Yovkov
1956, complete in seven volumes, Bulgarian text
Yordan Yovkov, edited by Elka Yovkova et al
Bulgarian Writer, Sofia, 1956
£40.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

The Matter of Britain
A L Morton's Essays in a Living Culture
A L Morton
Lawrence & Wishart, London, 1966
£25.00
Essays | Hard Cover | First Editions | Dustwrapper

The Day the Call Came
1964, first UK printing of Thomas Hinde's classic thriller
Thomas Hinde
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1964
£15.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | First Editions

Drake's Drum (Signed copy)
Signed by Draycot M Dell, the co-creator of the 1933 King Kong screenplay
Draycot M Dell
Jarrold and Sons, London, 1920
£30.00
Fiction | Hard Cover | Signed Copies | First Editions