London: Reindhardt Books in Association with Viking, 1992. First edition. Black cloth with pictorial dust wrapper. Slight handling to the wrapper. Fractional fading to the spine edge. Overall an excellent example. Now in clear protective wrap. Xiii, 370 pp. 240 x 150 mm (9½ x 6 inches).

London: Burns and Oates, 1965. First edition. Hardback brown cloth, in unclipped dust jacket. This book is "particularly illuminating on the delicate problem of vocation". Both book and dust jacket are in very good condition. 220 pages. 225 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches).

Father Bernard Basset SJ was directly descended from Sir Thomas More, and wrote many books - both serious and humorous.

London: Headline / Review, 2005. Signed first edition thus. The first edition was in 2004, this limited signed edition followed a year later. This was issued without dust wrapper in a red hardback with tipped in photograph & gilt titles. In addition to the author's signature, this special edition includes additional material: An interview with Andrea Levy; Material on the Empire Windrush; Reading Group discussion questions; and a short story. The red paper covered boards have a touch of rubbing to the corners, but are in very good condition. Internally, the book is in excellent condition. [x], 534, [32]. pp. 205 by 135mm (8 by 5¼ inches).

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1891. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Number 178 of 300 copies Edition De Luxe, on India paper, signed to colophon by publisher. In original brown cloth hardback, with gilt titles and border. Top edge gilt. Boards are a little bumped at corners, with some light soiling. Inside very clean with all tipped in illustrations. 260 pages plus adverts to rear. 250 x 200 mm (9¾ x 7¾ inches).

Ex libris to front is from library of Sir Alfred Edward Turner (1842 - 1918). Turner held administrative posts in Ireland, and was Inspector General Auxillary Forces. He was also appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).

London: Printed for C. Cooke, 1798. First Thus. Hardback in three quarter calf and marbled boards. Title in gilt on red morocco labels to spine, decorated in gilt. Each of the three volumes has two additional title pages, one engraved and one letterpress. Without date of publication, but plates are dated 1798. Embellished with superb engravings, including decorative headpieces and tailpieces. The boards are lightly rubbed at the corners, internally also in very good condition. 145 x 95 mm (5¾ x 3¾ inches).

New York: Pudney & Russell, 1859. First edition. Hardback, with tissue guard protected frontispiece portrait of Dr. William T. G. Morton. Half-title. Publisher's brown cloth, with gilt stamped title to recent spine, original yellow endpapers. Two engraved plates. Plus double page engraved plate of Morton's medal. In a very good condition. xx, [13]-460pp. 190 x 130 mm (7½ x 5 inches).