London: The Fortune Press, 1956. First Edition poetry book. Hardback in original light coloured dust jacket, which is age toned. Black cloth boards in very good condition. Internally quite clean, with light water stain to lower corner of last few pages.
Giovanni Baldelli (1914–1986) was an Italian anarchist theorist, best known for his 1971 work Social Anarchism he also wrote poetry, plays and philosophical works. 47 pages. 215 x 160 mm (8½ x 6¼ inches).

London: Gollancz, 2003. Very nice copy of this first edition, signed and dated) by the author to the title page. Spotless cloth. Clean and tidy dust wrapper, now held in archival protection. 240 by 160mm (9½ by 6¼ inches). 421 pages

London: Turret Books, 1968. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Signed in ink to title page by Sillitoe. With the original gilt printed dust jacket, in green boards with title to spine in gilt. The dust jacket is faded to edges and spine. A small closed tear to the dust jacket on the top of the front cover. The extremities of the jacket are rubbed and nicked. Bookplate tipped-in to FFEP. Boards clean and bright. Internally appears unread / fine. 38 pp. 235 x 155 mm (9¼ x 6 inches).

London: Coutts & Company, 1860. A signed cheque, presented by Charles Dickens, pay to "House" for £5.10.0 drawn against Coutts & Co. Dicken's signature is clear, and has his usual flourish. The cheque is slightly darkened, but in very good condition, and embossed with a "one penny" device over the word "Bearer" The cheque is mounted behind glass, with a gilt border of 22cm x 11.5cm This in turn is within a much larger frame of 41cm x 35.5cm which also holds an attractive engraved portrait of Dickens, and a brass plaque, bearing the title "Charles Dickens 1812-1870." The background is a dark brown felt / baize. To the rear of the frame is a paper label for the Heritage Collectors' Society of Pennsylvania.

Evans Studios, 1920. Siver gelatin photo. Nelson Evans signature in white (in negative). Mary Pickford's signature in ink pen to right side. Slight silvering to edges. Blank to verso. 215 x 155 mm (8½ x 6 inches).

Known initially as "the girl with the curls", Mary Pickford (1892-1979) was set to become a pioneer of early cinema. A talented performer, creative producer and astute businessperson, Pickford helped to shape the film industry we still know today, having joined Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin to form United Artists.

London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co, [1932]. First edition. Hardback in original colour illustrated dust jacket. Unclipped. A respected war correspondent is found murdered. Inside him are three bullets; fired by three different guns. Three men are arrested, confess, are convicted and sentenced to death for his murder. Inside Sing Sing Prison a criminologist sets out to solve the mystery of which one is actually guilty. An exciting whodunit based on their three revolving stories. 255 pages. 170 x 120 mm (6¾ x 4¾ inches).

London: W. Collins Sons& Co Ltd, 1929. First edition. Blue hardback boards. The story of six sisters, narrated by their mother, and written by Cecily (Ullmann) Sidgwick. Undated but circa 1929. Boards are slightly handled. Inside book is in good, clean state; with some light foxing throughout. From the library of the author Maarten Maartens. Small stamp to top of half title: Het Maarten-Maartens Huis. 249 pages. 160 x 105 mm (6¼ x 4¼ inches).

Cecily was a British novelist, born to German Jewish parents. She published 45 novels, mostly about the Jewish experience in England and Germany; with subjects including Jewish family life, anti-Semitism, interfaith marriage, and suicide.

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: The Bodley Head, 1973. A scarce First Edition hardback of this Bodley Head Fairy Tale Picture Book. In original unclipped dust jacket. Edited by Kathleen Lines. Colour illustrated throughout. Classic tale for children. Book and dust jacket are in a very good condition. 48 pages. 240 x 170 mm (9½ x 6¾ inches).

London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne Ltd: 1945. Signed. Original pale green cloth boards with gilt titles to spine and front board. Cream paper wrapper, with titles and a woodcut of snow drops to the front cover. Warm gift inscription from the author to the Bridgettine community of Syon Abbey. 48 pages. Captain Jack (John Newman) Gilbey b.1888 was the older brother of Alfred Newman Gilbey, RC priest and long-time Catholic chaplain of Cambridge University. He was the author of several collections of devotional poetry.

London: K.S. Bhat: 1931. Red cloth with gilt titles and design to the front cover. #97/300 (of a total edition of 350). One of a series of four anthologies of poetry and fiction published by Bhat in 1931-32. The contibutors include T F Powys, Oswell Blakeston, Laurence Powys, John Gawsworth and Rhys Davies. 225 by 150mm (8¾ by 6 inches). Good clean condition, with a touch of fading to the spine. Internally clean and tidy, with fractional darkening to the page edges. 62 pp

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1923. A very good copy of the First Edition, in the original blue pictorial cloth with navy blue illustration and title to front and spine. Frontis illustration of Lillie Langtry. Women featured and illustrated in b/w line drawing include Kate Greenaway and Florence Nightingale, amongst others. 226 pages plus two page publisher's catalogue to the rear. 225 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches).

Farnborough: St Michael's Abbey Press, 1954. First edition. Salmon pink paper covers. Perfect bound. Cream paper. Very nice condition. The pink covers are clean and tidy, with a touch of handling, and a little fading to the spine only. Internally clean and tidy throughout. Several of the pieces had previously appeared in the Catholic Gazette, the Catholic Times and the Irish Rosary. As expected, many of the poems are expressing Roman Catholic beliefs, but others are quite light-hearted (such as "To a pair of Golden Slippers". 32 pages. .

Dublin: Browne and Nolan, Ltd, 1898. First edition. Hardback. Portrait frontispiece pasted down to the front end paper (looks as if this is to hide a gift inscription to the verso of the end paper). Inside front board there is a label from the Library of Syon Abbey, Chudleigh, Devon. Four plates. Original blue printed and bevelled cloth, uncut, leaf-patterned end papers, a bit of foxing to the ends, else a very good copy. vii, (i), 160 pp.

London: Raphael Tuck & Son, 1900. First edition. Unusual oval shaped lithographed covers - depicting a straw hat, some flowers, straw and a sickle. A good example. Comprising ten poems, each with a charming illustration on the facing page, and a vignette border. Front cover was most likely once detached, but has been very nicely repaired. Signs of a crease on front, now flat and neat. Undated. Circa 1900. 215 x 160 mm (8½ x 6¼ inches).

London: Victor Gollancz, 1943. First edition. Blue cloth hardback. Lacks dust jacket. Boards a little sun faded and lightly rubbed. A collection of short stories, written and engraved by Claire Leighton. Illustrating her love of America, its land and its people. Full of gorgeous woodcuts. Fall in love with the USA all over again! 124 pages. 250 x 190 mm (9¾ x 7½ inches).