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New York: Random House, 1982. STYRON, William. This Quiet Dust. And Other Writings. New York: Random House, 1982. First edition, second printing. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 in: 234 x 150 mm). 305, [3] pp. Publisher's original black cloth, gilt and bronze lettered. Dust jacket. Shelf dusting to top edge. Otherwise a fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. William Clark Styron Jr. (1925-2006) was an American novelist and essayist noted for his treatment of tragic themes and his use of a rich, classical prose style. He won major literary awards for his work.

New York: Random House, 1979. Winner of the National Book Award STYRON, William. Sophie's Choice. New York: Random House, 1979. First trade edition, second printing. Octavo (9 1/4 x 5 3/4 in; 233 x 145 mm). 515, [3] pp. Publisher's original deep maroon cloth, gilt lettered. Dust jacket. Foxing sprinkles to top edge. A near fine copy in very good dust jacket.

Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1991. [GOGMAGOG PRESS]. CHAMBERS, David. FRANKLIN, Colin. TUCKER, Alan. Gogmagog. Morris Cox & the Gogmagog Press. Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1991. First edition. Octavo (10 11/16 x 7 1/8 inches; 271 x 181 mm.). 184 pp. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Publisher's orange cloth with black stripes. A fine copy.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1955. April in Paris" DUKE, Vernon. Passport to Paris. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1955]. First edition. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 213 x 143 mm.). [x], [1]-502 pp. Eight pages of photographs between pp. 146 & 147. Publisher's green cloth over boards, front cover with publisher's blind stamp, spine ruled and lettered in silver. A very good copy in the original price-clipped pictorial dust jacket, small crease on front panel, small closed tear on rear panel repaired with tape. "Vernon Duke calls himself a musical Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and here are his memoirs. Passport to Paris is the story of a symphonic- vs. -stagestruck composer - born Vladimir Dukelsky in a small railroad station in Russia - who wrote a Diaghilev ballet, symphonic music praised by the critics, as well as numerous Broadway hits, including the score to Cabin in the Sky, and the ever-popular tune "April in Paris." Paris is the pivot on which these confessions turn - the full-blown… Leer más

London: Bliss, Sands & Co., 1898. Fitzgerald on Hill's Johnson [JOHNSON, Samuel]. FITZGERALD, Percy. A Critical Examination of Dr. G. Birkbeck Hill's "Johnsonian" Editions Issued by the Clarendon Press, Oxford. London: Bliss, Sands & Co., 1898. The first edition of this celebrated instance of the pot calling the kettle black. Quarto (10 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 258 x 191 mm.). [8], 86, [2, advertisements] pp. Original gray printed wrappers. A fine copy.

London: Bliss, Sands & Co., 1898. Fitzgerald on Hill's Johnson [JOHNSON, Samuel]. FITZGERALD, Percy. A Critical Examination of Dr. G. Birkbeck Hill's "Johnsonian" Editions Issued by the Clarendon Press, Oxford. London: Bliss, Sands & Co., 1898. The first edition of this celebrated instance of the pot calling the kettle black. Quarto (10 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 258 x 191 mm.). [8], 86, [2, advertisements] pp. Original gray printed wrappers. A fine copy.

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. The Comic Blackstone CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator. A'BECKETT. The Comic Blackstone. A New Edition. With illustrations by George Cruikshank. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1857. Two parts in one mall octavo volume (6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches; 169 x 105 mm.). xii, 252 pp. Engraved woodcut pictorial title-page and engraved woodcut illustration on last page. Bound by Zaehnsdorf ca. 1900 in three quarter dark blue calf over marbled boards, smooth spine decorated in gilt and with red morocco label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The first edition appeared in two parts in 1844-1846. There were several reissues in one volume from 1846 on. Cohn 1. (First edition).

London: Bliss, Sands & Co., 1898. Fitzgerald on Hill's Johnson [JOHNSON, Samuel]. FITZGERALD, Percy. A Critical Examination of Dr. G. Birkbeck Hill's "Johnsonian" Editions Issued by the Clarendon Press, Oxford. London: Bliss, Sands & Co., 1898. The first edition of this celebrated instance of the pot calling the kettle black. Quarto (10 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 258 x 191 mm.). [8], 86, [2, advertisements] pp. Original gray printed wrappers. Unopened. A fine copy.

London: James Cochrane, 1832. Two Hand Colored Plated by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator.SMOLLETT (Tobias George). The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves. By Tobias Smollett, M.D. With illustrations by George Cruikshank. London: James Cochrane, 1832. First edition with illustrations by George Cruikshank. Small octavo (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches; 165 x 105 mm.). [iv], 243, [1, blank] pp. Two hand colored etched plates (facing pages 8 and 176). Full red morocco by R. R. Donnelly & Sons Co., Chicago, with their ticket bound in after the front endpaper. Covers with large gilt designs, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and turn-ins, top edge gilt. Rebacked with original spine laid down. The two plates were colored at a later date. The novel appeared in Roscoe's Novelist's Library, of which it forms the second part of volume X.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929. A Collaboration... WALPOLE, Hugh. & PRIESTLEY, J.B. Farthing Hall. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). [viii], [1]-275, [1, blank], [4 advertisements] pp. Publishers green ribbed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy in the publisher's gray printed dust jacket, spine slightly darkened, a couple of small closed edge tears, small piece (1/8 inch) missing from top of spine. An excellent copy. The novel is a collaboration between Hugh Walpole and John Boynton Priestley. Walpole, the older novelist, writes as the young artist, while Priestley takes the character of the middle-aged academic. Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884-1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was an English… Leer más

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1906. The Perfect Gift for the Amateur Naturalist WOOD, Rev. J.G. Natural History Rambles: Lane and Field. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1906. Small octavo (6 1/4 x 4 1/8 inches; 159 x 104 mm.). x, 246 pp. Illustrated with many text engravings. Full contemporary tree calf, covers double gilt ruled, spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. School prize label (dated 1908) on front paste-down. Near fine. The Rev. J.G. Wood's "single object throughout [his career was] to popularize the study of natural history by rendering it interesting and intelligible to non-scientific minds. In this he was thoroughly successful; and to him was due the impulse that, coming at the right moment, turned public attention to the subject, while not a few naturalists... owe their first inspiration to his writings" (DNB).

Great Britain: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. One of the First Feminist Novels Illustrated by Paul Hogarth - A Descendant of the Great William Hogarth SCHREINER, Olive. [HOGARTH, Paul, Illustrator]. [DINESEN, Isak, Introduction]. The Story of an African Farm. With an Introduction by Isak Dinesen and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth. Great Britain: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. One of fifteen hundred copies signed by the illustrator, of which this is number 1483. printed by The Curwen Press; designed by Hans Schmoller. Large octavo (11 x 7 5/16 inches; 280 x 186 mm.). xx, 259, [1], [1, blank], [1, limitation] pp. Illustrated by Paul Hogarth with crayon drawings and color lithographs. Full chestnut-brown bark cloth from Uganda bound by Russell-Rutter Company. Title label stamped in gilt with a design from Schmoller. Pictorial endpapers. Housed in the original orange-brown cloth slipcase. A fine copy. The Story of an African Farm (first published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron) was… Leer más

London: John Murray, 1934. RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. STARKIE, Walter. Spanish Raggle-Taggle. Adventures with a Fiddle in North Spain. London: John Murray, [1934]. First edition. Octavo (8 7/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 214 x 140 mm.). [xvi], 488 pp. Frontispiece and title-page vignette by Arthur Rackham. Folding map inserted at p. 482. Publishers red cloth over boards, front cover pictorially stamped in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, top-edge stained red. Bookplate on front paste-down, neat ink inscription on front fly-leaf. A fine copy in the original blue and white printed dust-jacket, spine slightly faded.

London: Printed for the Nonesuch Press by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd., Bungay, 1927. James Lever's "Stitch in Time" [NONESUCH PRESS]. LAVER, James. A Stitch in Time; or Pride Prevents a Fall. London: Printed for the Nonesuch Press by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd., Bungay, 1927. First edition. Limited to 1,525 copies. Small folio (11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches; 292 x 191 mm). 27, [1 colophon], [1 blank] pp. Printed on Arches cream laid paper in 18pt Caslon. Sewn into semi-stiff boards loosely covered with predominantly brown, green, and yellow marbled paper folded over inside. Printed paper label on front cover. A near fine copy. In the original (worn) glassine dust wrapper. "James Laver (1899-1975) matriculated at Oxford in 1917. In 1921 he won the Newdigate Prize for a poem on Cervantes, and in 1922 he was appointed an assistant keeper in the Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where he was to remain for 37 years" (Dreyfus). Laver wrote in his autobiography,… Leer más

Metuchen, New Jersey: Printed for the Editor, 1931. [TWAIN, Mark]. UNDERHILL, Irving. Mark Twain's A Dog's Tale. Printed for the Editor of The American Book Collector, 1931. First edition, limited to seventy-one numbered copies, this being copy 32. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in; 206 x 130 mm). 19, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's original printed string bound wrappers. A fine copy. BAL Sec. II, p. 253, col. 1.

London: André Deutsch, 1978. Is Laughing Permitted? Caricature is a Serious Art Form" [SEARLE, Ronald]. BOCK, Henning. Ronald Searle. With an introduction by Henning Bock and an essay by Pierre Dehaye. London: André Deutsch, 1978. First edition. Large quarto (11 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches; 295 x 225 mm.). 236 pp. Profusely illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Publisher's red cloth grained paper over boards, spine lettered in gilt, original pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy. Ronald William Fordham Searle, CBE, RDI (3 March 1920 - 30 December 2011) was a British artist and satirical cartoonist. He is perhaps best remembered as the creator of St Trinian's School and for his collaboration with Geoffrey Willans on the Molesworth series. After moving to Paris in 1961, he worked more on reportage for Life and Holiday and less on cartoons. He also continued to work in a broad range of media and created books (including his well-known cat books), animated films and sculpture for commemorative… Leer más

London: William Darton and Son, 1836. Nineteenth Century Blind Stamped Binding Inscribed by the Editor MONRO, George. FRY, Joseph (editor). Extracts, Doctrinal, Practical, and Devotional. From the Writings of George Monro. London: William Darton and Son, 1836. Octavo (8 5/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 212 x 133 mm.). viii, 412 pp. Full contemporary decoratively blind-stamped plum morocco, spine lettered in gilt, all edges gilt. Near fine Inscribed on the title-page by Joseph Fry: "Raymond& Louisa Polly with / the most affectionate love of / the Editor". Joseph Fry, the editor, has taken these extracts from the original edition of Munro which was published in London in 1711. George Munro was the Vicar of Letterkenny, Ireland.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. The Ultimate Secret has been stolen. The trouble is, it's so secret that no knows what it is. Obviously it has to be retrieved, and Dick Deadeye is just the man to do it." SEARLE, Ronald. Dick Deadeye based on the drawings of Ronald Searle and the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan. New York: Harcourt Brace Jonanovich, [1975]. First American Edition. Oblong quarto (9 x 10 1/4 inches; 230 x 260 mm.). 74 pp. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Publisher's red paper cloth over boards, spine lettered in gilt. Original color pictorial (price-clipped) dust jacket. A near fine copy. Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done is a 1975 British animated film musical, based on the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. The comically convoluted plot is a pastiche of many of the operas in the Gilbert and Sullivan canon, particularly Trial by Jury, The Sorcerer, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Iolanthe and The Mikado, in which the principal character, Able… Leer más

New York: Oxford University Press, 1949. Inscribed by the "First Lady of American Theater" CHASE, Mary. Mrs. McThing, A Play... New York: Oxford University Press, 1949. First edition. Small octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 204 x 137 mm.). [1]-126 pp. Four photogravure illustrations in the text. Publisher's gray cloth, spine lettered in black. A near fine copy in the original printed dust jacket, small stain on top of lower panel, otherwise near fine. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To Geoffrey Lardner / Best wishes / Helen Hayes" Helen Hayes MacArthur (1900-1993) was an American actress whose career spanned eighty-two years. She eventually received the nickname "First Lady of American Theater" and was the second person and first woman to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. Mary Chase (1906-1981) was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the 1944 Broadway play Harvey, which was adapted into the 1950 film starring James Stewart.

London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1897. I dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart" DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Uncle Bernac. A Memory of the Empire. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1897. First English edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). x, 300, [8, publishers advertisements] pp. Monotone frontispiece (with tissue-guard) and eleven monotone plates by Robert Sauber. Three leaves with slightly creased corners, a few light marginal stains, otherwise very good. Publisher's red cloth, front cover blocked and titled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, black coated endpapers. Inner hinges cracked, spine ends and corners a little rubbed. A good copy. 12,500 copies were published on 14th May 1897 priced 6/-. "I dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart. None the less I took it out of my pocket, and, sitting on the side of the lugger, I went over it again with as much… Leer más