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  • Faithless Nellie Gray. by HOOD, Thomas
    HOOD, Thomas
    Faithless Nellie Gray.

    Wymondham: Brewhouse Private Press, 1975. Limited edition of 80 in hardback cloth boards, with gilt stamped decoration. The poem is sometimes referred to as 'A Pathetic Ballad', this version is illustrated by Rigby Graham. It was published for private distribution at Christmas 1975. In the original work, the 42nd Foot refers to what was later known as the Royal Highland Regiment or Black Watch. Just light foxing to verso of marbled endpapers. Overall in good clean shape inside and out. 215 x 120 mm (8½ x 4¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3975
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  • Forth Beast! by MARLOW, Louis.
    MARLOW, Louis.
    Forth Beast!

    London: Faber and Faber, 1946. First edition. A lovely copy of this first edition work of satirical essays. The opinions of Dexter Foothood on the world. Clean and bright orange and white dust wrapper. A touch of darkening and a few small chips to the bottom edge. Overall though, a very nice example of the scarce wrapper. The book itself is blue cloth with gilt titles. Printed in conformity with the wartime economy standards, but despite this is only slightly darkened. 200 pages. 19.5cm x 13cm.
    Dexter Foothood is Marlow's semi-autobiographical character. Louis Marlow was the pseudonym of Louis Umfreville Wilkinson (1881–1966), a British author, lecturer, and biographer. Wilkinson had a notable literary career, associating with prominent figures…

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    London: Faber and Faber, 1946. First edition. A lovely copy of this first edition work of satirical essays. The opinions of Dexter Foothood on the world. Clean and bright orange and white dust wrapper. A touch of darkening and a few small chips to the bottom edge. Overall though, a very nice example of the scarce wrapper. The book itself is blue cloth with gilt titles. Printed in conformity with the wartime economy standards, but despite this is only slightly darkened. 200 pages. 19.5cm x 13cm.
    Dexter Foothood is Marlow's semi-autobiographical character. Louis Marlow was the pseudonym of Louis Umfreville Wilkinson (1881–1966), a British author, lecturer, and biographer. Wilkinson had a notable literary career, associating with prominent figures such as the Powys brothers, Somerset Maugham, and Aleister Crowley. Première édition. Un bel exemplaire de cette première édition d'essais satiriques. Les opinions de Dexter Foothood sur le monde. Jaquette orange et blanche propre et lumineuse. Légèrement foncée et quelques petites éraflures sur le bord inférieur. Dans l'ensemble, cependant, un très bel exemplaire de cette jaquette rare. Le livre lui-même est relié en tissu bleu avec des titres dorés. Imprimé conformément aux normes économiques en vigueur pendant la guerre, mais malgré cela, il n'est que légèrement foncé. 200 pages. 19,5 cm x 13 cm.
    Dexter Foothood est un personnage semi-autobiographique de Marlow. Louis Marlow était le pseudonyme de Louis Umfreville Wilkinson (1881-1966), auteur, conférencier et biographe britannique. Wilkinson a mené une carrière littéraire remarquable, fréquentant des personnalités telles que les frères Powys, Somerset Maugham et Aleister Crowley.

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    Book ID: 5353
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  • Four Witnesses. by GRAIL, the
    GRAIL, the
    Four Witnesses.

    Edition: First Edition

    Eastcote, Middlesex: The Grail, 1947. First edition. With 11 full page woodcuts by B. De Bezier. Hardback cloth backed boards, the cloth now faded. A touch of foxing to the covers. A light paper flaw at the lower margin of the title, else a good copy. 47, (i) pp. Eleven full page woodcuts. TOGETHER WITH: 8 page programme for the performance of this at the Royal Albert Hall on Maundy Thursday 1951

    Book ID: 1080
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  • Limited and signed
    Frozen Estuary and other paintings of the Divine Ordinary. by CHILDISH, Billy
    CHILDISH, Billy
    Frozen Estuary and other paintings of the Divine Ordinary.

    London: L-13 Press, 2012. An immaculate limited, numbered and signed First Edition of this work (limited to 113 copies). This is copy #19/113. Signed with Childish's Hangman signature to the front board. Half black cloth with pale green boards and a tipped on title illustration. Frontis photograph of Childish. Introduction by Harold Rosenbloom. Designed to accompany the exhibition at Chatham Dockyard rather than illustrate it, this beautifully produced book presents cycles of oil paintings, watercolours and studio photographs made during Childish's residency at Chatham Dockyard, 2011 - 2012. As new condition. 176 pages. 215 x 245 mm (8½ x 9¾ inches).

    Book ID: 2823
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  • Rare collection of both issues bound together
    George Cruikshank's Magazine by CRUIKSHANK, George / SMEDLEY, Frank E. (Frank Fairlegh).
    CRUIKSHANK, George / SMEDLEY, Frank E. (Frank Fairlegh).
    George Cruikshank's Magazine Numbers 1 and 2 bound together

    London: D. Bogue, 1854. First edition. The complete run (there were only two) of Cruikshank's magazine. Bound in one volume. Complete text and illustrations. Full leather binding, with gilt dentelles to the boards. Bound by F. Bedford. The spine has been repaired, and the gilt decoration and leather label have been re-laid to the spine. All edges gilt. Bookplate of Cortlandt F. Bishop to the inside board (see below). There is a second, small bookplate (seems to be french) laid down after. This volume contains number 1 (January 1854) and number 2 (February 1854). The detailed contents (and order) are as follows: Title page #1 with adverts to verso. Folding plate "Passing events, or the tail of the comet"…

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    London: D. Bogue, 1854. First edition. The complete run (there were only two) of Cruikshank's magazine. Bound in one volume. Complete text and illustrations. Full leather binding, with gilt dentelles to the boards. Bound by F. Bedford. The spine has been repaired, and the gilt decoration and leather label have been re-laid to the spine. All edges gilt. Bookplate of Cortlandt F. Bishop to the inside board (see below). There is a second, small bookplate (seems to be french) laid down after. This volume contains number 1 (January 1854) and number 2 (February 1854). The detailed contents (and order) are as follows: Title page #1 with adverts to verso. Folding plate "Passing events, or the tail of the comet" ; To our Readers; Heads of the Comet's Tail (descriptive text) by Frank Fairlegh. plate, "The seat of War"; "The provocations of Miss Polly C___" by Cuthbert Bede; plate "The provocations..."; The Dangers of Contributing to a Magazine; "The Forfeit Hand" a poem by Frank Fairlegh; "Tobacco Leaves No 1."; Folding Plate "The Narcotics we indulge in..."; Issue one contains three vignettes. Pages 1-40. This is the end of Issue one. The title page for issue two is bound in to the rear of the book, so the work continues with: Folding plate "Elephantine performances..."; "The forfeit hand" continued; "A honeymoon on the Kafir Frontier" by Alfred W. Cole; "The Provocations of Miss Polly C___" Provocation the second; "The Overflowings of the Late Pellucid Rivers esq" by Edmind H. Yates; "A College Career in Twenty Chapters" by Vaughan Dayrell; "Table talk"; Folding plate "Trying to Cure a Bear with a Sore Head"; "A Letter from Hop-O'-My-Thumb to Charles Dickens"; Title page for issue two with adverts to verso; 2 pages adverts. Issue two contains four vignettes and pages 41-80. Over both issues we have a total of four pages of adverts. The only other copy we have seen has more adverts to it. This was the complete run of the magazine. "Only two numbers were published when the magazine came to an abrupt termination" (Cohn, Albert Meyer. George Cruikshank; a catalogue raisonné. New York, Collectors Editions, 1969; p. 63). Our copy conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 13179002.
    Frank E. Smedley (1818–1864) was an English novelist and satirist whose works were often illustrated by George Cruikshank. George Cruikshank (1792–1878) was among the foremost British caricaturists and illustrators of the nineteenth century, widely celebrated as the "modern Hogarth" for the biting wit and moral insight of his art. Over a long and industrious career he executed more than ten thousand designs, ranging from political and social satires to illustrations for leading writers of his day. His spirited draughtsmanship and acute observation left an enduring imprint on Victorian visual culture, exposing with equal skill the follies of public life and the darker habits of the age, notably the evils of intemperance. Francis Bedford (1799-1883) was a renowned London bookbinder. Cortlandt F. Bishop (1870-1935) was a fascinating man. He was an American pioneer aviator, balloonist, Car driver, book collector, and traveller. As an automotive pioneer, by 1909 he had been arrested for speeding, given driving lessons to locals and been injured in a car crash. He owned an auction house, which was later (after several incarnations) acquired by Sothebys. He had a complex marital life. In his will, he left half of his fortune to his wife and half to his mistress with the stipulation that the two, (whom had never before met), must live together in harmony until one of them died. His book collection was sold by his auction house (American Art Association–Anderson Galleries) in 1939-1940. 22cm x 14.5cm.

    . Première édition. La série complète (il n'y en a eu que deux) du magazine de Cruikshank. Relié en un seul volume. Texte et illustrations complets. Reliure en cuir pleine peau, avec dentelles dorées sur les plats. Relié par F. Bedford. Le dos a été réparé, et la décoration dorée et l'étiquette en cuir ont été replacées sur le dos. Toutes les tranches sont dorées. Ex-libris de Cortlandt F. Bishop à l'intérieur du plat (voir ci-dessous). Il y a un deuxième petit ex-libris (qui semble être français) apposé après. Ce volume contient le numéro 1 (janvier 1854) et le numéro 2 (février 1854). Le contenu détaillé (et l'ordre) est le suivant : Page de titre n° 1 avec des publicités au verso. Planche dépliable « Passing events, or the tail of the comet » (Événements passagers, ou la queue de la comète) ; À nos lecteurs ; Les têtes de la queue de la comète (texte descriptif) par Frank Fairlegh. Planche « Le siège de la guerre » ; « Les provocations de Mlle Polly C___ » par Cuthbert Bede ; planche « Les provocations... » ; Les dangers de contribuer à un magazine ; « La main perdue », un poème de Frank Fairlegh ; « Feuilles de tabac n° 1 ». Planche dépliable « Les narcotiques auxquels nous nous adonnons... » ; Le numéro un contient trois vignettes. Pages 1 à 40. C'est la fin du numéro un. La page de titre du numéro deux est reliée à la fin du livre, l'ouvrage se poursuit donc avec : Planche dépliable « Les performances des éléphants... » ; « The forfeit hand » suite ; « A honeymoon on the Kafir Frontier » par Alfred W. Cole ; « The Provocations of Miss Polly C___ » Provocation la deuxième ; « The Overflowings of the Late Pellucid Rivers esq » par Edmind H. Yates ; « A College Career in Twenty Chapters » par Vaughan Dayrell ; « Table talk » ; Planche dépliable « Trying to Cure a Bear with a Sore Head » ; « A Letter from Hop-O'-My-Thumb to Charles Dickens » ; Page de titre du numéro deux avec des publicités au verso ; 2 pages de publicités. Le numéro deux contient quatre vignettes et les pages 41 à 80. Les deux numéros contiennent au total quatre pages de publicités. Le seul autre exemplaire que nous ayons vu contient davantage de publicités. Il s'agit de la série complète du magazine. « Seuls deux numéros ont été publiés avant que le magazine ne cesse brusquement de paraître » (Cohn, Albert Meyer. George Cruikshank ; catalogue raisonné. New York, Collectors Editions, 1969 ; p. 63). Notre exemplaire est conforme à WorldCat / OCLC : 13179002.
    Frank E. Smedley (1818-1864) était un romancier et satiriste anglais dont les œuvres étaient souvent illustrées par George Cruikshank. George Cruikshank (1792-1878) était l'un des plus grands caricaturistes et illustrateurs britanniques du XIXe siècle, largement célébré comme le « Hogarth moderne » pour l'esprit caustique et la perspicacité morale de son art. Au cours d'une longue et prolifique carrière, il a réalisé plus de dix mille dessins, allant de satires politiques et sociales à des illustrations pour les plus grands écrivains de son époque. Son talent de dessinateur et son sens aigu de l'observation ont laissé une empreinte durable sur la culture visuelle victorienne, exposant avec autant de talent les folies de la vie publique que les habitudes les plus sombres de l'époque, notamment les méfaits de l'intempérance. Francis Bedford (1799-1883) était un relieur londonien de renom. Cortlandt F. Bishop (1870-1935) était un homme fascinant. Il était un pionnier américain de l'aviation, un aéronaute, un pilote de voiture, un collectionneur de livres et un voyageur. En tant que pionnier de l'automobile, il avait déjà été arrêté pour excès de vitesse en 1909, avait donné des cours de conduite aux habitants de la région et avait été blessé dans un accident de voiture. Il était propriétaire d'une maison de vente aux enchères, qui a ensuite été rachetée (après plusieurs transformations) par Sotheby's. Sa vie conjugale était complexe. Dans son testament, il a laissé la moitié de sa fortune à sa femme et l'autre moitié à sa maîtresse, à condition que les deux femmes (qui ne s'étaient jamais rencontrées auparavant) vivent ensemble en harmonie jusqu'à ce que l'une d'elles décède. Sa collection de livres a été vendue par sa maison de vente aux enchères (American Art Association–Anderson Galleries) en 1939-1940. 22 cm x 14,5 cm.

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    Book ID: 5443
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  • Hard To Believe Too Old At Sixteen. by HORSFALL, Peter
    HORSFALL, Peter
    Hard To Believe Too Old At Sixteen.

    Durham: The Memoir Club, 1999. Hardback in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed to the title page, and inscribed by the author to 'My Mentor Douglas' to the front endpaper. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust jacket.
    The author's own telling of his thirty four years in the Coldstream Guards, (retiring as Major Quartermaster). Later he became Staff Superintendent at the House of Lords. Full of anecdotes - including some involving Margaret Thatcher, and members of the British Royal Family. With b/w and colour photos, and cartoons by Bill Tidy. 240 pages. 240 x 160 mm (9½ x 6¼ inches).

    Book ID: 3296
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  • His Last Sebastian and Other Poems by LAVER, James.
    LAVER, James.
    His Last Sebastian and Other Poems

    London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kents & Co Ltd, 1922. First Edition. A very nice copy of this collection of poetry. Bound in stiff blue grey boards, with light grey cloth spine. Gilt embossed titles to front board and spine. A little marking to the boards, but overall in very good condition. Printed by the Mayflower Press, Plymouth, on high quality bond paper. In good, clean condition internally. 112 pages. 20.5cm x 14cm. James Laver (1899–1975) was a British poet, novelist, playwright, art critic, and a highly influential historian of costume and fashion. Though Laver is now primarily remembered for his pioneering work in the history of fashion and his role as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings at the…

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    London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kents & Co Ltd, 1922. First Edition. A very nice copy of this collection of poetry. Bound in stiff blue grey boards, with light grey cloth spine. Gilt embossed titles to front board and spine. A little marking to the boards, but overall in very good condition. Printed by the Mayflower Press, Plymouth, on high quality bond paper. In good, clean condition internally. 112 pages. 20.5cm x 14cm. James Laver (1899–1975) was a British poet, novelist, playwright, art critic, and a highly influential historian of costume and fashion. Though Laver is now primarily remembered for his pioneering work in the history of fashion and his role as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, his poetry and fiction were well regarded in his time, and he was considered a master of light verse.

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    Book ID: 5159
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  • Innocent Blood by JAMES, P.D.
    JAMES, P.D.
    Innocent Blood

    Edition: Modern First Editions,

    London: Faber & Faber, 1980. Very nice copy of this first edition. Clean and tidy dust wrapper, Fractional handling only. Neatly price clipped Clean and tidy red hardback boards with minor bumping only. 276 pages.

    . Très bel exemplaire de cette première édition. La jaquette est propre et en bon état, avec une légère manipulation. Les planches de la couverture rigide rouge sont propres et en bon état et ne présentent que de légères aspérités. 276 pages.

    Book ID: 4816
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  • Signed copy with dedication to Jules Renard
    La fontaine aux acanthes. Etretat, L'Isle-Adam, Taormina. by DODERET, André.
    DODERET, André.
    La fontaine aux acanthes. Etretat, L'Isle-Adam, Taormina.

    Paris: Union de Littérature et d'Art / Librairie F. Tassel, 1908. First edition. With an attractive hand written signed dedication to the author Jules Renard. Original pale green soft covers with attractive art nouveau decoration and detailing. Clean, with a little darkening to the covers. Small spot to the bottom of the front cover. Pages of the book are a little darkened and with light foxing. Otherwise in excellent condition. 340 pages. 18.5cm x 12cm. André Doderet (1879-1949) was a french author. We believe this to be Doderet's first published work - conforms to FRBNF30345386, and WorldCat / OCLC: 457887175 (although both state publisher is D. Tassel). Jules Renard was a French author (1864 - 1910). He is best…

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    Paris: Union de Littérature et d'Art / Librairie F. Tassel, 1908. First edition. With an attractive hand written signed dedication to the author Jules Renard. Original pale green soft covers with attractive art nouveau decoration and detailing. Clean, with a little darkening to the covers. Small spot to the bottom of the front cover. Pages of the book are a little darkened and with light foxing. Otherwise in excellent condition. 340 pages. 18.5cm x 12cm. André Doderet (1879-1949) was a french author. We believe this to be Doderet's first published work - conforms to FRBNF30345386, and WorldCat / OCLC: 457887175 (although both state publisher is D. Tassel). Jules Renard was a French author (1864 - 1910). He is best known for his novel Poil de carotte (1894), an ironic and autobiographical account of his unhappy childhood marked by lack of affection. Despite a difficult childhood, he was happily married and had two children. Renard was a founder member of the literary publication Mercure de France in 1889.

    . Première édition. Avec une jolie dédicace manuscrite à l'auteur Jules Renard. Couvertures souples originales vert pâle avec une décoration et des détails art nouveau attrayants. Propre, avec un léger assombrissement des couvertures. Petite tache au bas de la couverture. Les pages du livre sont un peu noircies et présentent de légères rousseurs. Autrement en excellent état. 340 pages. 18.5cm x 12cm. André Doderet (1879-1949) était un auteur français. Nous pensons qu'il s'agit du premier ouvrage publié par Doderet - conforme à FRBNF30345386, et WorldCat / OCLC : 457887175 (bien que les deux indiquent que l'éditeur est D. Tassel). Jules Renard était un écrivain français (1864 - 1910). Il est surtout connu pour son roman Poil de carotte (1894), un récit ironique et autobiographique de son enfance malheureuse marquée par le manque d'affection. Malgré une enfance difficile, il fut heureux en ménage et eut deux enfants. Renard est l'un des membres fondateurs du Mercure de France en 1889.

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    Book ID: 5202
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  • A complete set of 200 issues of this anti clerical sensational work.
    Les Tonsurés. Roman sensationnel inédit. by BERNÉDE Arthur
    BERNÉDE Arthur
    Les Tonsurés. Roman sensationnel inédit. La niéce du Curé / La Chasse aux Héritages / Les Fiancés / La Lutte Supréme.

    Bibliothéque Parisienne / Ferenczy éditeur, 1907. First edition. A lovely set of the complete run of "Les Tonsurés." This was a collection of four serialised, anti-clerical sensational works. They were issued in 200 parts, each of 8 pages. Originally, each was issued in a soft cover. These have been bound together into a three volume set of red leather quarter binding, with matching marbled boards. Titles, decoration and volume in gilt to the spine. Overall the bindings are in very good, clean condition with a little rubbing. Volume one has had a chip to the top of the spine, which has been restored / glued back in place. The set is still attractive. Internally clean and tidy, the pages…

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    Bibliothéque Parisienne / Ferenczy éditeur, 1907. First edition. A lovely set of the complete run of "Les Tonsurés." This was a collection of four serialised, anti-clerical sensational works. They were issued in 200 parts, each of 8 pages. Originally, each was issued in a soft cover. These have been bound together into a three volume set of red leather quarter binding, with matching marbled boards. Titles, decoration and volume in gilt to the spine. Overall the bindings are in very good, clean condition with a little rubbing. Volume one has had a chip to the top of the spine, which has been restored / glued back in place. The set is still attractive. Internally clean and tidy, the pages are a little darkened only. Scarce in it's entirety (or even in the parts), few kept these disposable weekly issues. splendidly illustrated in equally sensational form by Édouard Yrondy. The first installment carries the imprint "Bibliothèque Parisienne, 48 rue de Lancry, Paris," with subsequent installments marked "Ferenczy éditeur." None of the installments are dated, but the "Bibliothèque Parisienne" imprint points to late 1907 or 1908. 1600 pages across three volumes. 330 by 240mm (13 by 9½ inches). Arthur Bernède (1871–1937) was a prolific French popular novelist, playwright, and librettist, later famous as the creator of Judex and Belphégor, and a longtime collaborator of illustrator/serial-film figures in the Société des Cinéromans. Before that fame, in the mid-1900s, he wrote a string of anticlerical potboilers for cheap serialized "livraison" publishers — pamphlet-format fiction sold in installments and later bound into volumes. No copies for sale at the time of cataloguing. Only one set available in librari. In the BnF ref: FRBNF37680155

    . Première édition. Un très bel ensemble comprenant la série complète de « Les Tonsurés ». Il s'agit d'un recueil de quatre œuvres à sensation, anticlericales, publiées en feuilleton. Elles ont été diffusées en 200 livres, de 8 pages chacun. À l'origine, chaque livre était publié sous couverture souple. Ceux-ci ont été reliés ensemble pour former un ensemble de trois volumes à quart de cuir rouge, avec des plats marbrés assortis. Titres, décorations et numéros de volume dorés sur le dos. Dans l'ensemble, les reliures sont en très bon état, propres, avec quelques légères traces d'usure. Le premier volume présente un petit éclat en haut du dos, qui a été restauré et recollé. Le coffret reste néanmoins très attrayant. Rare dans son intégralité (voire en tant que numéros séparés), peu de personnes ont conservé ces numéros hebdomadaires jetables. Magnifiquement illustré dans un style tout aussi sensationnel par Édouard Yrondy. Le premier fascicule porte la mention « Bibliothèque Parisienne, 48 rue de Lancry, Paris », les fascicules suivants étant marqués « Ferenczy éditeur ». Aucun des fascicules n'est daté, mais la mention « Bibliothèque Parisienne » indique une parution vers la fin de l'année 1907 ou en 1908. 1 600 pages réparties sur trois volumes. 330 × 240 mm (13 × 9½ pouces). Arthur Bernède (1871–1937) était un prolifique romancier populaire, dramaturge et librettiste français, devenu célèbre par la suite en tant que créateur de Judex et de Belphégor, et collaborateur de longue date des illustrateurs et des figures du cinéma en séries au sein de la Société des Cinéromans. Avant d'accéder à cette renommée, au milieu des années 1900, il écrivit une série de romans à sensation anticléricaux pour des éditeurs de « livraisons » bon marché — des œuvres de fiction au format brochure vendues par épisodes puis reliées en volumes. Aucun exemplaire en vente au moment du catalogage. Un seul exemplaire disponible en bibliothèque. Référence à la BnF : FRBNF37680155

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  • Little Constructions by BURNS, Anna
    BURNS, Anna
    Little Constructions

    London: Fourth Estate, 2007. First Edition. Uncommon second novel from author who went on to win the 2018 Booker prize with "Milkman". Clean and tidy dust wrapper, with just a touch of handling. Now protected in archival wrapper. Book itself is clean and tidy throughout with no significant marks or flaws. Burns was born in Belfast and lives in London. The blurb describes the book as: By turns chilling and wickedly funny. 298 pages. 225 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

    . Première édition. Deuxième roman peu commun de l'auteur qui a remporté le Booker Prize 2018 avec "Milkman". Jaquette propre et soignée, avec juste un peu de manipulation. Elle est maintenant protégée par une pochette d'archivage. Le livre…

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    London: Fourth Estate, 2007. First Edition. Uncommon second novel from author who went on to win the 2018 Booker prize with "Milkman". Clean and tidy dust wrapper, with just a touch of handling. Now protected in archival wrapper. Book itself is clean and tidy throughout with no significant marks or flaws. Burns was born in Belfast and lives in London. The blurb describes the book as: By turns chilling and wickedly funny. 298 pages. 225 x 140mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

    . Première édition. Deuxième roman peu commun de l'auteur qui a remporté le Booker Prize 2018 avec "Milkman". Jaquette propre et soignée, avec juste un peu de manipulation. Elle est maintenant protégée par une pochette d'archivage. Le livre lui-même est propre et bien rangé, sans marques ou défauts significatifs. Burns est né à Belfast et vit à Londres. Le blub décrit le livre comme "tour à tour glaçant et méchamment drôle". 298 pages. 225 x 140 mm

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    Book ID: 4223
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  • Lobe. by MALLIN, Tom
    MALLIN, Tom
    Lobe.

    London: Allison & Busby, 1977. First Edition. Black cloth hardback in original unclipped dust jacket. Set in The Balkans and spanning a period of thirty-four years, this novel tells of the wanderings of a certain Lobe Obblemun. As World War II starts, and the Germans invade, Lobe experiences war, repression, revolution, love, politics and suffering. This is a story packed with incident, and unforgettable characters. Dust jacket has light soiling the back, and slight age toning to the edges. Inside the book is clean and tidy. 225 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

    This was Tom Mallin's first book - his other published novels are: 'Dodecahedron', 'Knut', 'Erowina', and 'Bedrok'.

    Book ID: 4007
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  • Louis-Ferdinand Céline by RAY, Jean
    RAY, Jean
    Louis-Ferdinand Céline

    Bruxelles: L'un l'autre, 1985. First edition. Example 'F' - hand numbered in ink to colophon. One of only 126 in total. Conforms to OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 64288605 [8] pp. 230 x 155 mm (9 x 6 inches). Clean and tidy white covers, protected with a clean glassine wrap. Internally spotless throughout. Small "collection f.g." stamp to the top of the front end paper. A scarce item.

    . Première édition. Exemple 'F' - numéroté à la main à l'encre au colophon. Un des 126 exemplaires au total. Conforme au numéro OCLC / identificateur unique : 64288605 [8] pp. 230 x 155 mm (9 x 6 pouces). Couvertures blanches propres et soignées, protégées par un emballage en glassine propre.…

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    Bruxelles: L'un l'autre, 1985. First edition. Example 'F' - hand numbered in ink to colophon. One of only 126 in total. Conforms to OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 64288605 [8] pp. 230 x 155 mm (9 x 6 inches). Clean and tidy white covers, protected with a clean glassine wrap. Internally spotless throughout. Small "collection f.g." stamp to the top of the front end paper. A scarce item.

    . Première édition. Exemple 'F' - numéroté à la main à l'encre au colophon. Un des 126 exemplaires au total. Conforme au numéro OCLC / identificateur unique : 64288605 [8] pp. 230 x 155 mm (9 x 6 pouces). Couvertures blanches propres et soignées, protégées par un emballage en glassine propre. Intérieur impeccable. Petit cachet "collection f.g." en haut de la première page de garde. Un ouvrage rare.

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    Book ID: 5120
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  • Nice copy of this scarce novel
    Love By Accident. by MARLOW, Louis
    MARLOW, Louis
    Love By Accident.

    London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1929. First edition. Bound in rust / orange cloth, and in its original dust jacket. The book cloth is looking a little faded. The dust jacket is age-toned, and has some very minor chipping to top and bottom of spine. Internally, the book has virtually no foxing. A very good copy. 288 pages. 190 x 130 mm (7½ x 5 inches).

    Louis Marlow was the pseudonym for Louis Umfreville Wilkinson, a British author, lecturer and biographer.

    At the time, The Observer's reviewer thought this story, turning on the protagonist's self-imposed celibacy, was an inadequate vehicle for the book's more serious injunctions against warmongers and literary censorship.

    Book ID: 2323
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  • Midnight House and other tales by FRYER HARVEY, William
    FRYER HARVEY, William
    Midnight House and other tales

    London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1910. First edition. A collection of sixteen fantasy short stories. Includes one of his best known stories: August Heat. Olive green cloth covered hardback boards. Gilt title and decoration to front board.Cloth at spine has started to split and appears to have been neatly repaired. Some foxing internally but overall in good condition. William Fryer Harvey (1885–1937), was an English writer renowned for his short stories in the macabre, horror, and mystery genres. Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Leeds, Yorkshire (UK) where he was educated at Quaker schools and Balliol College, Oxford. Fryer Harvey would later earned a medical degree from Leeds, but due to ill health was prevented from practising…

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    London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1910. First edition. A collection of sixteen fantasy short stories. Includes one of his best known stories: August Heat. Olive green cloth covered hardback boards. Gilt title and decoration to front board.Cloth at spine has started to split and appears to have been neatly repaired. Some foxing internally but overall in good condition. William Fryer Harvey (1885–1937), was an English writer renowned for his short stories in the macabre, horror, and mystery genres. Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Leeds, Yorkshire (UK) where he was educated at Quaker schools and Balliol College, Oxford. Fryer Harvey would later earned a medical degree from Leeds, but due to ill health was prevented from practising medicine fully, leading him to focus on writing. 243 pages. 180 x 125 mm (7 x 5 inches).

    . Première édition. Un recueil de seize nouvelles fantastiques. Inclut l'une de ses histoires les plus connues : Chaleur d'août. Carton rigide recouvert de tissu vert olive. La toile du dos a commencé à se fendre et semble avoir été proprement réparée. Quelques rousseurs à l'intérieur, mais globalement en bon état. William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) était un écrivain anglais réputé pour ses nouvelles dans les genres macabre, horreur et mystère. Né dans une riche famille quaker à Leeds, dans le Yorkshire (Royaume-Uni), il a fait ses études dans des écoles quakers et au Balliol College d'Oxford. Fryer Harvey a ensuite obtenu un diplôme de médecine à Leeds, mais sa mauvaise santé l'a empêché de pratiquer pleinement la médecine, ce qui l'a conduit à se concentrer sur l'écriture. 243 pages. 180 x 125 mm

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  • Signed copy
    Nationalfeiertag. by STUKE, Katya
    STUKE, Katya
    Nationalfeiertag. 国庆节。

    Amsterdam: Fw: Books, 2015. First edition. Signed by the author to the front. Red covers, softback. Colour photography throughout. 'Nationalfeiertag', is a book about one of the biggest, and most monitored squares in the world: Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In April and May of 1989 student protests took place and there was a massacre on June 4th. Officials and police attempted to control the images taken, but Katja Stuke filmed a few hours of material at the time and on the Chinese National Holiday in October. From this footage she extracted hundreds of portraits. The book combines these portraits with newspaper clippings which are collected and spread by the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong to keep the memory…

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    Amsterdam: Fw: Books, 2015. First edition. Signed by the author to the front. Red covers, softback. Colour photography throughout. 'Nationalfeiertag', is a book about one of the biggest, and most monitored squares in the world: Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In April and May of 1989 student protests took place and there was a massacre on June 4th. Officials and police attempted to control the images taken, but Katja Stuke filmed a few hours of material at the time and on the Chinese National Holiday in October. From this footage she extracted hundreds of portraits. The book combines these portraits with newspaper clippings which are collected and spread by the June 4th Museum in Hong Kong to keep the memory of the protests of 1989 alive. Unpaginated [560 pages]. In very good condition. 235 x 165 mm (9¼ x 6½ inches).

    . Première édition. Signé par l'auteur sur la page de garde. Couverture rouge, reliure souple. Photographies en couleur tout au long de l'ouvrage. « Nationalfeiertag » est un livre consacré à l'une des places les plus vastes et les plus surveillées au monde : la place Tiananmen à Pékin. En avril et mai 1989, des manifestations étudiantes y ont eu lieu, suivies d'un massacre le 4 juin. Les autorités et la police ont tenté de contrôler les images prises, mais Katja Stuke a filmé plusieurs heures de séquences à cette époque et lors de la fête nationale chinoise en octobre. À partir de ces images, elle a extrait des centaines de portraits. Le livre associe ces portraits à des coupures de journaux collectées et diffusées par le Musée du 4 juin à Hong Kong afin de perpétuer le souvenir des manifestations de 1989. Non paginé [560 pages]. En très bon état. 235 x 165 mm (9¼ x 6½ pouces).

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    Book ID: 2142
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  • Notebooks of a Naked Youth - Signed, Limited by CHILDISH, Billy
    CHILDISH, Billy
    Notebooks of a Naked Youth - Signed, Limited

    Hove: Codex, 1997. Scarce limited first edition. This is #96 - written to rear board by Childish - limitation of 100 signed copies. Frontis b/w woodcut by Childish. Quarter mustard yellow cloth and grey cardboard hardback covers - in near fine condition. Semi-autobiographical work by the outspoken and unorthodox British poet, artist and songwriter. Contents unread and in as new condition. 190 pages. 215 x 145 mm (8½ x 5¾ inches).

    Book ID: 3734
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  • Now a Stranger by WOLFE, Humbert
    WOLFE, Humbert
    Now a Stranger

    London, Toronto, Melbourne, and Sydney: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1933. First Edition. In this intimate study of his own childhood, Humbert Wolfe presents a vivid snapshot of life in Bradford, England, during the late 19th century. It covers the nature of children's friendships, school days, and his passionate determination to fit in. In hardback cloth boards, with original publisher's unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket has light age toning, and handling. Spine a little darkened. Inside clean and bright. 202 pages. 195 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches).

    . Première édition. Dans cette étude intime de sa propre enfance, Humbert Wolfe présente un instantané vivant de la vie à Bradford, en Angleterre, à la fin du XIXe siècle. Il…

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    London, Toronto, Melbourne, and Sydney: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1933. First Edition. In this intimate study of his own childhood, Humbert Wolfe presents a vivid snapshot of life in Bradford, England, during the late 19th century. It covers the nature of children's friendships, school days, and his passionate determination to fit in. In hardback cloth boards, with original publisher's unclipped dust jacket. Dust jacket has light age toning, and handling. Spine a little darkened. Inside clean and bright. 202 pages. 195 x 130 mm (7¾ x 5 inches).

    . Première édition. Dans cette étude intime de sa propre enfance, Humbert Wolfe présente un instantané vivant de la vie à Bradford, en Angleterre, à la fin du XIXe siècle. Il aborde la nature des amitiés enfantines, les journées d'école et sa détermination passionnée à s'intégrer. Livre relié en toile, avec la jaquette originale non fermée de l'éditeur. La jaquette présente de légères altérations dues à l'âge et à la manipulation. Le dos est légèrement assombri. L'intérieur est propre et brillant. 202 pages. 195 x 130 mm

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    Book ID: 4227
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  • On Swallowing the Anchor. by DUFF, Douglas V.
    DUFF, Douglas V.
    On Swallowing the Anchor.

    London: John Long Limited, 1954. First Edition in original dust jacket. A memoir written by Douglas Valder Duff, once a British merchant seaman, Royal Navy officer, police officer, and author of over 100 books, including memoirs and books for children. Red cloth hardback book, with a photographic b/w frontis and several other b/w plates throughout. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed and soiled, but in good shape. Book in very good shape, with some light foxing inside, and to page edges. Also includes a loosely inserted letter from a couple called Mac and Phyllis gifting the book to their friends for Xmas 1954. The letter reveals that Mac was going with his friend Fatty Duff - as the letter calls…

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    London: John Long Limited, 1954. First Edition in original dust jacket. A memoir written by Douglas Valder Duff, once a British merchant seaman, Royal Navy officer, police officer, and author of over 100 books, including memoirs and books for children. Red cloth hardback book, with a photographic b/w frontis and several other b/w plates throughout. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed and soiled, but in good shape. Book in very good shape, with some light foxing inside, and to page edges. Also includes a loosely inserted letter from a couple called Mac and Phyllis gifting the book to their friends for Xmas 1954. The letter reveals that Mac was going with his friend Fatty Duff - as the letter calls him - to Palestine in the following February at the request of the Israeli government. 224 pages 220 x 145 mm (8¾ x 5¾ inches)

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    Book ID: 3190
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  • Palmers Green. by CAVEN, Stewart
    CAVEN, Stewart
    Palmers Green.

    London: G.P. Putnam's, 1912. Scarce First Edition in dust wrapper. Signed to the front end paper by the author, and dated April 1914. Olive green wrapper with coloured vignette to the front of the wrapper, adverts for Putnam fiction to the rear. The author's first novel.
    Wrapper is clean, but with a little chipping to the edges, and with a touch of loss to the head and tail of the spine. The boards of the book are spotless, with just a touch of bumping to the edges. Internally clean and tidy, with a little foxing to the end papers. 376, iv pages. 190 by 130 mm (7½ by 5 inches).

    Book ID: 2499
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