The Secret Garden. Illustrated by Charles Robinson
(ROBINSON, Charles). BURNETT, Frances Hodgson First English edition and first edition with these illustrations, 8vo, (viii), 306, 6 advertisement pp. 8 coloured plates with captioned tissues, some occasional light foxing. Original gilt decorated green cloth, recently recased with some repair to the spine ends. Originally published the same year in New York with different illustrations.- $590
- $590
The Case of the Officers of Excise: with Remarks on the Qualifications of Officers, and on the numerous Evils arising to the Revenue, from the insufficiency of the present Salary: humbly addressed to the Members of both Houses of Parliament
PAINE, Thomas Third edition, 8vo, 16 pp. Recent red quarter calf, marbled sides. A scarce copy of Paine's first work, agitating for higher wages for himself and his fellow excise-men. Despite lobbying many M.P.'s the campaign was not a success, and Paine returned to Lewes to find himself dismissed, officially for deserting his post. The failure set him on the path that would see him take ship to America the following year. Gimbel p44. Preceded only by the Lewes first edition of 1772 and a Jordan edition from 1793.- $787
- $787
British Seaplanes Triumph in the International Schneider Trophy Contests 1913-1931
HAWKS, Ellison First edition. 8vo. (ii), 80 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and upper board, colour illustrated dust jacket. Frontispiece and black and white photographic illustrations in the text throughout. A little light wear and soiling to the jacket, very good overall.- $46
- $46
The Enchanted Castle. With 47 illustrations by H.R. Millar
NESBIT, E. First edition. 8vo. 352 pp. Publisher's red ribbed cloth, gilt lettered and decorated to the spine and upper board, top edge gilt. Illustrated in black and white. Sometime recased with new endpapers, slight sunning to the spine and some speckling to the cloth, else very good.- $295
- $295
Voyages au Mont-Perdu et dans la Partie Adjacente des Hautes-Pyrénées;.
RAMOND, L. [RAMOND DE CARBONNIÈRES, Baron Louis-Francois-Elizabeth] First edition. 8vo. (iv), 392 pp. Later brown half calf, over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt red label. Frontispiece plus 5 plates, all folding. Occasional rubs to the leather, else very good.- $656
- $656
Principles of Geology: Being an Inquiry how Far the Former Changes of the Earth’s Surface are Referable to Causes Now in Operation
LYELL, Charles Fourth edition. Four volumes. Small 8vo. Contemporary tan half calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered maroon labels to one panel and numbered direct to the compartment below, early owner's initials to the front free endpaper of volume I ("W.L.D."). Frontispiece and 15 plates (including maps), mostly folding and a few with original hand colouring, plus numerous figures in the text. A little light edge wear with slight loss to the head of volume IV, else very good. ".Lyell probably accomplished more in the advancement of geological knowledge than any other one man. The world wide influence of his treatises and textbooks definitely established the principles of uniformitarianism" (Mather and Mason p. 263). Donovan, pp. 89-90. The first edition of the "Principles" appeared in three volumes published between 1830 and 1833, with second editions of volumes I and II appearing in 1832. The fourth volume concluded Lyell's text and first appeared in the third edition of the previous year.- $1,147
- $1,147
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Illustrated from Drawings by Pat Marriott
AIKEN, Joan First edition. 8vo. 159, (1) pp. Publisher's dark brown cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, small early owner's label to the front free endpaper, dust jacket, price clipped. Occasional edge wear to the jacket, otherwise very good.- $590
- $590
Cassell’s Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore. Foreword by Gloria E. Anzaldúa
CONNER, Randy P., HATFIELD SPARKS, David and SPARKS, Mariya First edition. Large 8vo. xiv, 382, (2) pp. Publisher's indigo cloth, silver lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Very good.- $164
- $164
South. The Story of Shackleton’s 1914-1917 Expedition
SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Second impression. 8vo. xxi, (i) 375, (1) pp. Publisher's silver lettered dark blue cloth with a matching illustration of the Endurance to the upper cover. Colour frontispiece, 32 black and white full page plates plus another that is double page and a large folding map to the rear. Some light wear and mild discolouration to the cloth, occasional mild spotting, very good overall. Published in December 1919, one month after the first printing.- $984
- $984
The Return of the King. Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. First edition, first impression, 8vo, 416 pp. Folding map at the end, contemporary signature to paste down. Cloth, some staining to the foot of the spine, second state d.w. torn into three pieces with staining from old sellotape repairs, some loss to the spine ends.- $1,311
- $1,311
The Road to Wigan Pier. With a Foreword by Victor Gollancz
ORWELL, George First edition, 8vo, xxiv, 264 pp. 32 black and white photographic illustrations, handwritten label reading "first edition" pasted to fly leaf. Original limp orange cloth wrappers, spine slightly faded, extremities with mild rubbing. "Left Book Club Edition, not for sale to the public"- $229
- $229
From Russia, With Love
FLEMING, Ian First edition, first impression. 8vo. 253, (1) pp. Publisher's black cloth, with a silver gun and a red rose embossed on the upper cover, dust jacket, not price clipped. Dust jacket worn with splits and tears with significant older and newer repairs on the verso, the book itself very good. Gilbert, A5a, (1.1), binding A.- $1,180
- $1,180
From the Lighthouse to Monk’s House. A Guide to Virginia Woolf’s Landscapes
HILL-MILLER, Katherine C. First edition, 8vo, viii, 328 pp. Inscribed from the author on the fly leaf to Sarah and Brandon Gough, former owners of Long Barn, once the home of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson - "Whose generosity. made twenty-five members of the Virginia Woolf Society extremely happy." Cloth, d.w., an excellent copy.- $59
- $59
The Optical Lantern for Instruction and Amusement
PRINGLE, Andrew "Third Edition, Revised and Considerably Enlarged". 8vo. (ii-iv), 149, (1), v-xxi pp., the pagination including the advertisements to the front and rear pastedowns. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and upper board. Numerous black and white illustrations in the text. A little light rubbing to the covers, very good overall. Uncommon.- $262
- $262
The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes and other Drinks. compiled by. of the Savoy Hotel, London
CRADDOCK, Harry [Editor] First edition, (iv), 286, (2) pp. Illustrated in colour throughout, including several maps of wine regions. Original cloth backed boards, decorated in silver, green and black, some wear to the metallic finish, spine recently recased, a little dull. A wonderfully designed collection of cocktails evoking the spirit and gaiety of the era.- $984
- $984
The History of Brooklands Motor Course. Compiled from the Official Records of the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club. By. (Editor of Motor Sport). Foreword by Lord Brabazon of Tara
BODDY, William First edition. Large 8vo. xvi, 368 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt to the spine, dust jacket. Frontispiece and 120 black and white plates. Occasional foxing to the cloth and the jacket, a little light edge wear and browning to the latter, else very good.- $39
- $39
The Life of Field-Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington
(WELLINGTON). YONGE, Charles Duke First edition, two volumes, 8vo. Portrait frontispiece and 14 maps - 4 folding, marbled endpapers and edges. Randolph Churchill's copy, with a presentation inscription to him from a friend on his leaving Eton in 1865. Contemporary dark blue calf, gilt spines with morocco labels, joints repaired. Lord Randolph Churchill, 1849-1895, politician and father of Winston.- $984
- $984
My Reminiscences. With an Introduction by Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss.
BLUNT, Lady Fanny First edition. 8vo. xviii, (ii), 316 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt to the spine and upper board, inscribed on the front free endpaper "Doctor J. Milne. With the Authoress' kindest regards & best wishes. Malta 5th April, 1924", her calling card inscribed with her "kindest regards" is loosely inserted. Frontispiece portrait plus another portrait of the author later on. Slight marking to the cloth, very good overall. Born in Constantinople in 1839, Blunt was the daughter of a British diplomat and was raised in Bursa. She later married another British diplomat, Sir John Elijah Blunt, who also served in the Levant, primarily in Macedonia. In 1878 she published the two volume work "The People of Turkey: Twenty Years' Residence Among Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians". Later in life she settled in Malta, where she passed away in 1926.- $393
- $393