1937 Blasting and Bombadiering by Wyndham Lewis

An very bright first edition copy of the founding father of Vorticism Wyndam Lewis' autobiography. This work is cited as being the first by Lewis to mention the 'Men of 1914' group of himself, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot and James Joyce. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and 13 plates by Lewis. A lovely copy of this work, with the dustwrapper in a relatively unblemished condition which is unusual.

£575.00





1902 The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

A fantastic copy of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes story, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. Scarce in such a lovely condition. 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' was the third of all four novels featuring the noted detective Sherlock Holmes. The novel was originally serialised in 'Strand Magazine' from 1902-1902 and is largely set in the West Country on Dartmoor. A beautiful copy of this canonical novel.

£6,250.00






1933 Flush a Biography by Virginia Woolf

The first edition of Virginia Woolf's entertaining novel about Flush, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel, told in a humorous manner from his point of view. The first edition of this work, in the large paper first issue. This large paper was the standard first issue.

£550.00


1955 A Handful of Darkness by Philip K. Dick

A very bright first UK edition of Philip K Dick's science fiction anthology 'A Handful of Darkness'. These stories originally appeared in noted Science Fiction novels such as 'Galaxy Science Fiction', 'Astounding Stories' and 'Amazing Stories'. Philip K Dick was an American author, dubbed as a master of dystopian fiction. He wrote over forty-four novels and 121 short stories.

£525.00






1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock

A very scarce first edition copy of the iconic Savoy Cocktail book. Signed by Craddock to his friend and fellow bartender, with some truly unique annotations. This copy belonged to Collis-Phillips Halpin, a personal friend of Harry Craddock. Halpin worked as a cocktail bartender and dancer in London, and worked in many locations including the Regency Club in Piccadilly Circus.

£6,950.00






1896 Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy

An extremely smart, first edition of Thomas Hardy's Wessex novel 'Jude the Obscure'. In the deep green original cloth binding. Jude The Obscure was first a serialisation before its publication in book form. It is Hardy's final completed novel and follows the protagonist working-class Jude Fawley and his ambitions to be a scholar.

£675.00






1908 The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis

A finely bound copy of Thomas A Kempis' 'Of the Imitation of Christ'. In a beautiful vellucent binding by Cedric Chivers of Bath. A fantastic vellucent binding by the noted bookbinder Cedric Chivers. Chivers created this technique of bookbinding which involved an artist painting on a thin medium. The design to this board consists of four kneeling saints within a decorative surround.

£4,800.00






1817 Melincourt by Thomas Love Peacock

A very scarce first edition of Thomas Love Peacock's noted novel 'Melincourt'. It is Love Peacock's second novel. The premise of this novel is Love Peacock's attempt to ridicule the so-called Rotten Boroughs of the United Kingdom. A rare work, and one of Thomas Love Peacock's best satires.

£9,250.00





1945 Animal Farm by George Orwell

A first edition, second impression of this important political satire by George Orwell, complete with an excellent unclipped dust wrapper. Animal Farm was first published in August 1945 by Secker & Warburg, and remains an important political allegory. A smart early impression in a dustwrapper. Click here for more modern fiction novels. 

£700.00






1951 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

The first edition of this important post-apocalyptic John Wyndham novel, published just after the Second World War. In this sci-fi novel, most people have been blinded by what seems to be a meteor shower, after which an aggressive species of plants start killing people.

£1,600.00


1957 Kemlo and the Purple Dawn by E. C. Eliott

A bright first edition Kemlo sci-fi novel, a scarce volume in the space adventure series. Kemlo was born and raised on a satellite in space, and like his fellow space-children, he breathes 'plasmorgia' instead of air. The tenth novel in the Kemlo series, a popular children's science fiction series.

£295.00


1919 Cinderella by C.S. Evans; Arthur Rackham [illus]

An uncommon, signed limited edition of Arthur Rackham's 'Cinderella'. Limited edition, numbered 654 of 850 copies to the verso of front endpaper. Signed by Arthur Rackham to the limitation page.

£2,200.00






1910 The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. Wodehouse

An uncommon, signed copy of P G Wodehouse's novel 'The Intrusion of Jimmy'. Signed to Estelle and Ivy, from 'Plum'. The true first edition of this novel. The U.S edition preceded the U.K printing by six months. An excellent copy.

£3,250.00






1972 King Solomon's Temple in the Masonic Tradition by Alex Horne

The first edition of this fascinating study of King Solomon's Temple in relation to the Masonic tradition, illustrated. The first edition of this work by Alex Horne. A fascinating illustrated read on the history of King Solomon's Temple, a building so perfect it appeared to have been made by the Supreme Architect of the Universe rather than human hands.

£110.00






1968-9 Three Murder Mystery Novels by Agatha Christie

Three beautiful Greenway Editions of Agatha Christie's novels, these three containing her popular detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, with her works still widely read today. Click here for more detective fiction novels.

£160.00






1950 Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell

A first anthology publication of this collection of essays by prolific and important writer, George Orwell. 'Shooting an Elephant' was first published in the literary magazine New Writing in 1936, and describes a possibly autobiographical experience of the narrator called to shoot an elephant which is behaving aggressively, despite his inhibitions urging him not to.

£150.00






1939 Jane Austen and her Art by Mary Lascelles

A first edition of this literary criticism of the style of Jane Austen's writing, in an unclipped dust wrapper. Penned by Mary Lascelles (1900-1995), a literary scholar who specialised in the works of Jane Austen, as well as William Shakespeare, Walter Scott and Samuel Johnson. This was her first work, and was later reprinted in 1995.

£140.00






1949 Moons, Myths and Man by H. S. Bellamy

A scarce second edition of this mind-bending science fiction novel by H. S. Bellamy, in the beautiful original dustwrapper. 'Moons, Myths and Man' discusses the far reaching implications of Hoerbiger's Cosmological Theory, an exciting work of science fiction. By H. S. Bellamy, an author on pseudoarchaeology.

£300.00






1925 Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

A smart second edition of one of Virginia Woolf's most popular novels, written in a unique stream-of-consciousness style. 'Mrs. Dalloway' is one of Woolf's most popular novels, following a day in the life of the high-society woman Clarissa Dalloway. An important work.

£1,200.00

1894-1895 The Jungle Book [With] The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

A first edition set of Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' and its sequel 'The Second Jungle Book'. Here together in their original blue cloth bindings. These two collections contain many beloved characters such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. Arguably Rudyard Kipling's most famous works these two short story collections exemplify his skill as a classic author of children's fiction.

£2,200.00






1812 The Philosophy of Melancholy by Thomas Love Peacock

A very scarce first edition of Peacock's romantic poem on melancholy, written in the same year that Peacock met Percy Shelley. Written by Thomas Love Peacock. Peacock was an English novelist active during the nineteenth century. He was a close friend of Percy Shelley, the friends influencing each other's works. Peacock was a satirical writer, best known for 'Nightmare Abbey' and 'Crotchet Castle'. For more poetic verses, click here. 

£2,200.00






1910 The Sleeping Beauty by Arthur Quiller-Couch

A de luxe, signed edition of this beautifully illustrated edition of Sleeping Beauty. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Limited edition, number 853 of 1000 copies. Signed by Edmund Dulac. With a frontispiece and twenty-nine colour plates. Original tissue guards are preserved. The plates are in an extremely bright condition. In the original decorative morocco binding.

£1,250.00






1978 The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie

A later reprint of this early popular Agatha Christie novel, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'The Secret of Chimneys' is a thrilling murder mystery novel, taking place at a house party at Chimneys.

£150.00






1971 Nemesis by Agatha Christie

The fine first edition of this popular Miss Marple murder mystery novel, a fantastic example of Christie's crime writing. 'Nemesis' is the final Miss Marple novel written by Christie, in which Marple receives posthumous letters from Jason Rafiel. Click here if interested in more detective fiction novels. 







1947 The Lonely Skier by Hammond Innes

A first edition of this thriller set in the Dolomite Alps in an unclipped dust wrapper. This work is a thriller, and follows a hunt for a stash of Nazi treasure in the Dolomites. It was adapted to screen as 'Snowbound' in 1948.

£70.00



1923 Knole and the Sackvilles by Vita Sackville-West

The illustrated ode to Knole House, the home of the Sackville family across the generations, written by the noted Bloomsbury figure. See more of Vita Sackville-West's work here. 

£140.00






1902 The Etiquette of Freemasonry by An Old Post Master

A very scarce handbook edition of this volume comprising the etiquette of Masonry. Comprising the Freemasonian etiquette, the proper way to behave in all occasions, both official and social. A scarce and important work.

£75.00