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[AUSTEN, JANE]: MANSFIELD PARK London, T. Egerton, 1814 FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. with half-titles and advertisement leaf in vol. 3. 8vo., handsome 2...

[AUSTEN, JANE]: EMMA London, John Murray, 1816 FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. with half-titles. 8vo., 20th century full calf by Sangorski, spine in compar...

[AUSTEN, JANE]: NORTHANGER ABBEY & PERSUASION London, John Murray, 1818. FIRST EDITION. 4 vols., with half-titles, (after p. xx before Advertiseme...

[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. BELL, CURRER: VILLETTE London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1853 FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12 pp. publisher's catalogue dated Feb. 1853 at...

[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. BELL, CURRER: THE PROFESSOR, A TALE London, Smith, Elder & Co 1857 FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Half-titles in both volumes, 2 pp. ...

CHRISTIE, AGATHA: HALLOWE'EN PARTY London, Collins Crime Club, 1969PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by the author to Mrs Honeybone on front...

CHRISTIE, AGATHA: ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER London, Collins Crime Club, 1972PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by the author on title page to he...

CHRISTIE, AGATHA: POIROT'S EARLY CASES London, Collins Crime Club, 1974.PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by the author on title page to her...

CHRISTIE, AGATHA; THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1921FIRST EDITION. 8vo., original tan cloth decorated and le...

DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES London, George Newnes, 1902 FIRST EDITION, first issue with 'you' for 'your' p.13, line 3. ...

DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE ADVENTURES & MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES London, George Newnes, 1892 & 1894 [1893]. FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. All illust...

DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE WHITE COMPANY Smith, Elder & Co, 1891 FIRST EDITION, one of 750 copies. 3 vols., original red-brown cloth blocked in ...

FLEMING, IAN: CASINO ROYALE London, Jonathan Cape, 1953 FIRST EDITION, IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET OF THE FIRST JAMES BOND NOVEL. 8vo., origina...

FLEMING, IAN: DR. NO London, Jonathan Cape, 1958 FIRST EDITION. 8vo., original black cloth with dancing girl in brown on upper cover, original dus...

FLEMING, IAN: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE London, Jonathan Cape, 1963 FIRST EDITION, no. 109 of 250 copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Frontispiece ...

FLEMING, IAN: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE London, Jonathan Cape, 1964 FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR – “To Philip CMG from I...

HARDY, THOMAS:THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1878 FIRST EDITION. AUTOGRAPH RECEIPT SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR for the contribution...

HARDY, THOMAS: UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE London, Tinsley Brothers, 1876 FIRST ONE VOLUME & FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Frontispiece, illustrated tit...

HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1891 FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. One of 1000 copies. 3 vols. 8v...

HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1891 FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. One of 1000 copies. 3 vols. 8v...

HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1892 FIRST EDITION, second impression. One of 500 copies. vols. 8vo....

HARDY, THOMAS: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1891 FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to Sir Ge...

HARDY, THOMAS: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896 Vol XV of the first edition of Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.'s Wessex Novels...

HARDY, THOMAS: DESPERATE REMEDIES London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896Vol XII of the Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.'s Wessex Novels. SIGNED BY THE AUTHO...

HARDY, THOMAS: THE DYNASTS London, Macmillan & Co., 1910First one volume edition. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to Sir Frederick Treve...

HARDY, THOMAS: TIME'S LAUGHINGSTOCKS AND OTHER VERSES London, Macmillan & Co., 1909FIRST EDITION, with 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end. PRE...

HARDY, THOMAS: THE TRUMPET MAJOR London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1880FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 8vo., original red pictorial cloth, blocked in black and gi...

HARDY, THOMAS: THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1886FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. 8vo., original blue cloth, blocked in black with gi...

HARDY, THOMAS: THE WOODLANDERS London, Macmillan & Co., 1887FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE IN PRIMARY BINDING. 3 vols. 8vo., original dark green buckr...

HARDY, THOMAS: THE WOODLANDERS London, Macmillan & Co., 1887FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title-page of volume 1. 3 vols. 8v...

HARDY, THOMAS: THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA: A COMEDY IN CHAPTERS London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1876FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., advertisement leaf at the end o...

HARDY, THOMAS: THE FAMOUS TRAGEDY OF THE QUEEN OF CORNWALL AT TINTAGEL IN LYONNESSE. London, Macmillan & Co., 1923FIRST EDITION. ASSOCIATION COPY,...

LAWRENCE, TE: SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. A TRIUMPH. [London, Privately Printed, 1926.SUBSCRIBERS' OR “CRANWELL†EDITION. 1 of 170 COMPLETE COPIES...

LAWRENCE, T.E.: THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ARAB REVOLT [London, privately printed, 1924]FIRST STATE OF THE VERY RARE PROSPECTUS FOR THE SUBSCRIBERS' E...

LAWRENCE, T.E: THE MINT Garden City NY, Doubleday Doran & Co, 1936FIRST EDITION (first American copyright edition). No. '9 UK' of 50 copies. ASSOC...

[LAWRENCE, T.E]: MASEFIELD, JOHN: SALT-WATER BALLADS London, Elkin Mathews, 1918Sixth edition. OWNERSHIP INSCRIPTION OF T.E. LAWRENCE on front fre...

LAWRENCE. T.E: CRUSADER CASTLES London, Golden Cockerel Press, 1936FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. 4to., half brown morocco, cream cloth, top edges gilt, ...

MILNE, A.A: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER London, Methuen & Co., 1920ONE OF 20 COPIES ON JAPANESE VELLUM, SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ARTIST. Decorations by E.H...

MILNE, A.A: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER FIRST EDITION. Decorations by E.H. Shepard, 8vo., original olive green leather blocked in gilt, gilt edges, o...

MILNE, A.A: WINNIE THE POOH London, Methuen Children's Books, 1973ONE OF 300 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Colour illustrations by E.H. Shepa...

RACKHAM, ARTHUR - BARRIE, J.M: PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1906ONE OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. 50 colour p...

RACKHAM, ARTHUR - GRAHAME, KENNETH: WIND IN THE WILLOWS London, Methuen, 1951ONE OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, on hand-made paper. Special 1...

RACKHAM, ARTHUR - SWIFT, JONATHAN: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1909ONE OF 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. 13 colour plates and ot...

TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE HOBBIT London, George Allen & Unwin, 1937FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with 'Dodgeson' corrected in ink on inside lower flap of d...

TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE HOBBIT London, George Allen & Unwin, 1971 Third edition, sixth impression. SIGNED ON THE HALF-TITLE BY THE AUTHOR ('signed for...

TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE LORD OF THE RINGS London, George Allen & Unwin, 1965THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING – 14th impression SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on fro...

TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL London, George Allen & Unwin, 1962FIRST EDITION, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free...

TROLLOPE, ANTHONY: HOW THE "MASTIFFS" WENT TO ICELAND London, Virtue & Co, 1878FIRST EDITION, issued privately. Frontispiece colour map, 14 lithog...

TROLLOPE, ANTHONY: THE CLAVERINGS London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1867FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. 16 wood engravings. 2pp. publisher's catalogue at end of e...

AUSTEN-LEIGH, R.A.: BYGONE KING'S published by Spottiswoode & Co, Eton College, 1907, half cloth binding with blue papered boards; sold together w...

AUSTEN, JANE: EMMA, ILLUSTRATED BY HAMMOND published by George Allen, London, 1898, gilt tooled green cloth binding

WILLIAM BARNES (1801-1886): A SIGNED LETTER to Miss Bayley, regarding their previous conversation concerning wild plants and mentioning an enclosu...

BURTON, RICHARD F.: ULTIMA THULE; OR A SUMMER IN ICELAND first edition, volumes I & II, published by William P. Nimmo, 1875, three quarter blue le...

BUTTS, MARY: ASHE OF RINGS published by Contact Editions, Paris, green paper bound with unopened pages

CAMDEN, WILLIAM: BRITANNIA, OR A CHOROGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, TOGETHER WITH ADJACENT ISLANDS second edition, two volumes...

A GROUP OF THREE PHOTOGRAPHS BY LEWIS CARROLL (CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON) of the Drury sisters, Emmie, Ella and Minnie, taken 1869-1870.‘Emmie, Ell...

CHURCHILL, WINSTON S: THE WAR SPEECHES comprising Into Battle, The Unrelenting Struggle, The End of the Beginning, Onwards to Victory, The Dawn of...

CHURCHILL, WINSTON S: POST-WAR SPEECHES comprising The Sinews of Peace, Europe Unite, In The Balance, Stemming the Tide and The Unwritten Alliance...

CROWLEY, ALEISTER: MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE first edition, published by Castle Books, Secaucus, 1991, maroon cloth bound with dustwrapper; so...

DICKENS, CHARLES: TWO VOLUMES - DAVID COPPERFIELD AND BLEAK HOUSE first edition, both illustrated by H.K. Browne (Phiz) and published by Chapman &...

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