Every week, our exciting library expands with many different titles on various topics. From original Dickens' works to stunning volumes on beautiful Japanese gardens and important chess guides, we have selected some of our favourite new arrivals below for your own delight. Make sure not to miss it!

1904 Practical Palmistry by Keiro

A scarce work on palmistry and the reading of character and fate. The first edition of this work by 'Keiro' or Charles Yates Stephenson. A scarce work, which is illustrated throughout with examples of various palm lines with detailed description as to how to read each line.

£595.00


Bleak House by Charles Dickens

A very scarce collection of the original serialisation of Dickens' work 'Bleak House'. Complete as nineteen issues in twenty, with XIX and XX being published as a double issue. ‘Bleak House’ is narrated by Esther Summerson, describing her house of Bleak House.

£4,500.00

2004 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

A fine signed first edition of one of David Mitchell's most popular novels, a historical and science fiction novel. 'Cloud Atlas' is Mitchell's third novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A meta science fiction novel set from the South Pacific in the nineteenth century to a post-apocalyptic future. Signed by the author to the title page.

£550.00

1940 How to Pay for the War by John Maynard Keynes

A superb first corrected edition of this important work on war economy by English economist John Maynard Keynes. The first corrected edition of this important work by John Maynard Keynes, published a few months after the uncorrected version in blue boards. Comprising ideas to solve practical economic problems related to the war in Great Britain.

£230.00 

1894 P'Tit-Bonhomme by Jules Verne

The first illustrated edition of this novel by French author Jules Verne. An adventure novel by Jules Verne, following the adventures other rags to riches tale of an orphan in Ireland. Find some more literature from around the world here. 

£425.00 

1825 The Lives of Dr John Donne by Izaak Walton

A lovely fine binding of Izaak Walton's biographies, containing illustrations and facsimile signatures of the subjects. In a charming modern leather binding.

£390.00
1915 Billiards by Tom Reece

A lovely edition of this work about the techniques of billiards, written by a celebrated player. This work follows the origins and history of billiards, as well as demonstrating and instructing upon a number of techniques. You can find more books on various sports and pastimes here.

£115.00

1980 Smiley's People by John le Carré

An exceptional, signed first edition copy of John Le Carre's spy novel 'Smiley's People'. The third and final novel of the 'Karla Trilogy' preceded by 'Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy' and 'The Honourable Schoolboy'.

£2,000.00 

1896 The Life and Works of Robert Burns by Robert Chambers

An illustrated biography on the life and Romantic works of Robert Burns, a fascinating work on Scotland's National Bard. An in-depth biography on the life and work of Robert Burns. Burns, also familiarly known as Rabbie Burns, was Scotland's National Bard, a Romantic poet active during the eighteenth century.

£370.00

1980 2vols A Tale of Flowering Fortunes by Helen Craig McCullough

A beautiful and uncommon two volume set translating the journals kept by Japanese aristocrats during the Heian period. This work marks the first time 'eiga monogatari', an eleventh century chronicle of Japanese aristocracy, has been translated into a Western language. A lovely set.

£325.00
1948 The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer by Kenneth Patchen

An excellent first edition copy of this uncommon humorous novel by Kenneth Patchen. An uncommon title, a witty satire on contemporary American society by Kenneth Patchen. An experimental but extremely readable novel.

£170.00

1936 Fundamentals of Japanese Architecture by Bruno Taut

A superior first edition copy of this illustrated book on the fundamentals of Japanese architecture. Beautifully bound in Fusuma-paper, specifically Torinoko with a painted pattern by Urushi (Japanese lacquer). The paper used for the text is Shigarami-gami, made exclusively for paper mulberry, which is bleached by the snow in winter and handcrafted, a very limited output nowadays. Profusely illustrated throughout.

£775.00

1909 The Architecture of the Renaissance in Italy by William J. Anderson

A beautifully illustrated work looking into the renaissance architecture in Italy, written by William J. Anderson. An insightful study on the beautiful renaissance architecture across Italy.

£50.00

1937 The Duchess of Windsor, nee Wallis Warfield by Edwina H. Wilson

A beautiful leather-bound biography of Wallis Simpson, wife of Edward VIII, causing national uproar. A fascinating insight into the woman behind British history in the making. An excellent copy.

£125.00

1901 The Voyage of Ithobal by Edwin Arnold

A beautiful first edition of Arnold's epic poem, inscribed by the author and profusely illustrated. Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) was an English journalist and poet. His best known work is 'The Light of Asia', and his other works include 'The Song Celestial' and 'The Japanese Wife'. His works were often inspired by Buddhism. Profusely illustrated with vignettes throughout by Arthur Lumley, as well as an illustrated frontispiece. An excellent copy. See more lyrical verses here.

£125.00

1900 The Lane That Had No Turning by Gilbert Parker

A smart collection of short stories set in Pontiac, Canada, in an excellently preserved and scarce early dust wrapper. This collection of short stories inspired a 1922 silent film, and includes a number of stories regarding the citizens and occurences of Pontiac, in Quebec, Canada. This work is considered some of Parker's best, and is seen as being in the tradition of the likes of Stoker's 'Dracula' and James's 'The Turn of the Screw'.

£675.00


1951 Timber Building in England by Fred H. Crossley

A fantastic first edition, richly illustrated, describing the use and construction of timber buildings in England until the end of the seventeenth century. You can find more architectural work here. 

£49.00

1979 The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

A beautiful pocket-sized limited edition of Oscar Wilde's humorous short story, illustrated by John Ovens. This is a limited edition, with this being No. 717 of 3,500 copies.

£47.00

1907 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

The first Heinemann edition of the beloved story of Alice in Wonderland, stunningly illustrated by Arthur Rackham. A work by Lewis Carroll originally published in 1865, it is considered to be one of the best examples of the nonsense genre, and the author's most popular work. Find more astonishing illustrations by Rackham in this section.

£480.00

1819 The Analysis of the Game of Chess by Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

The first edition of Kenny's English translation of Philidor's influential and important chess manual, illustrated with diagrams. An analytical guide to chess, an extensive educational work written by a grand master. This work was the standard chess manual for at least a century.

£525.00

1947 The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre

A lovely first English edition of this novel by important philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The first of Sartre's novels, it follows three days in the life of philosophy teacher Mathieu, and is focused on the existentialist notion of freedom. Interested in seeing more philosophical works? Click here. 

£375.00

1928 The Gardens of Japan by Jiro Harada

A marvellous first edition copy of this volume on the stunning gardens of Japan, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this volume exploring the famous Japanese gardens, profusely illustrated. With historical notes and explanation of each garden.

£130.00

1996 The First Folio of Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

A fine, second edition of Norton's facsimile of William Shakespeare's First Folio. A superior Folio facsimile, which is extremely close to the publisher's intentions.

£250.00


c1912 British Sports and Sportsmen by Sporting Life

A superb group of large limited edition volumes on British sports and sportsmen of the past and hunting. Illustrated. Three volumes extensively discussing sportsmen and hunting.

£295.00

1856-7 The Life and Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

An extensive biography on the Romantic poet Robert Burns, peppered with his influential poetry throughout. A selection of the works of Robert Burns, with biographical notes throughout expanding upon his Romantic poetry. See more poetical works here.

£290.00

1980 Metroland by Julian Barnes

A fine, first edition copy of Julian Barnes' debut novel 'Metroland'. Flat-signed by Barnes to the title page. The flyleaf refers to this novel as 'an ingeniously wrought first novel - one to make us stop, puzzle, laugh and reconsider the state of growing up'.

£395.00

1980 Duffy by Dan Kavanagh [Julian Barnes]

An extremely scarce, signed first edition of Julian Barnes' detective fiction series featuring the detective and ex-policeman 'Duffy'. Signed by Barnes under his pseudonymous name Dan Kavanagh. Issued the same year as his debut work under his own name, Metroland.

£850.00

1886 The Aerial World by G. Hartwig

A very smart, uncommon nineteenth century work on meteorology. Written by G Hartwig. A lovely copy of this work, which is a 'New Edition' of Hartwig's general view of the phenomena of the atmosphere. In this work Hartwig's intentions were to point out the manifold relations between the aerial ocean and man, as well as to describe the life of which it is the ever busy scene. Find more writings on natural history here.

£250.00

2012 Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

A fine signed first edition, first impression, of Hilary Mantel's second novel tracing the life of Thomas Cromwell. 'Bring Up the Bodies' is the second novel in Hilary Mantel's historical Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. This novel won the 2012 Man Booker Prize.

£290.00

1890 Golf by Horace G. Hutchinson

A fantastic and richly illustrated volume on the subject of golf, produced for Longman, Green & Co.'s Badminton Library. This volume was published for the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, a project by publishing house Longmans

£195.00

1835 Belford Regis by Mary Russell Mitford

The first edition of Mary Russell Mitford's charming topographical work on Reading, lightly veiled as 'Belford Regis'. A British topographical work on Reading, idealising the area in which Mitford grew up. A charming study into the neighbourhood and society of Reading.

£995.00 

1902 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

A first edition of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes story, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. Uncommon in such a bright condition. A beautiful copy of this canonical novel, and widely considered to be the best Sherlock Holmes novel. You can view our various detective fiction novels here.

£1,995.00


1869 Japan by Walter Dickson

An uncommon first edition on the history of Japan by Walter Dickson, inscribed by the author to half title page. A thorough book on the history of Japan, with a presentation of the imperial family and court, the politics and government. FInd more historical volumes here.
£360.00