The Dance of Death Printed at Paris in 1490
Library of Congress [Publishers] Limited Edition, No. 186 of 200 copies. 21.7 x 30.2 cm simulated vellum with gilt stamped titles on the spine ix[iii] [34]pp, consisting of an introduction and a facsimile reproduction of incunable GKW7957. Contained within a blue cloth covered card chemise with a leather titles label and slip case. The boards are clean and bright with just a tiny bruise on the bottom corner of the upper board and a touch of dust marking to the spine. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate. The chemise is a little spotted with some toning to the spine as is the slip case which also has a touch of rubbing to the corners. All in all a beautifully produced Limited Edition facsimile. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $127
- $127
The Keys of St Peter – Translated from the Trench by Edward Hyams
PEYREFITTE, Roger 1st UK Edition, 1st Printing. 13 x 20.5cm maroon cloth coverss with silver titles to the spine, 320pp. In original dust jacket priced at 18s net. The boards have been well protected by the dust jacket and are clean with bright titles. The corners are firm and sharp and there is just a hint of pushing to the foot of the spine. Internally without name, inscription or bookplate and just a little spotting to the edge of the text block. The dust jacket,which is now protected in a removable clear cover (not shown), has a touch of sunning to the spine and a little spotting and dust staining most obviously on the rear panel. The top and bottom edges of the flaps are also a little dust marked. There is light rubbing to the spine tips and corners with 3mm closed tears on the lower joint at the head of the spine, the middle of the spine and on the top corner of the upper board. A good looking 1st UK edition of this somewhat controversial book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $95
- $95
Once Upon A Time The Favourite Nursery Tales
MARRIOTT WATSON, R & BENNETT, Emily & HOYER, A M & WEEDON, L L & NESBIT, E & Others First Thus 17.5 x 23.5 cm bevelled pictorial green cloth with gilt stamped titles to the front and spine. All edges red 207[1]pp with 10 full page colour chromolithographic plates and numerous black a nd white illustrations. A little dust marked with light rubbing spine tips and corners with a little loss of colour. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate and just the occasional handling mark A little dust marked with light rubbing spine tips and corners with a little loss of colour and a small ding of 0.5cm along the fore edge of the front board with a small loss of cloth. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate and just the occasional handling mark. A very well preserved copy of this charming and profusely illustrated collection of 34 fairy tales. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $101
- $101
Carve Her Name With Pride
MINNEY, R J 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 13.7 x 22 cm green boards with gilt stamped titles to the spine Top edge red, map endpapers, 187pp with 24 pages of photographic illustrations and 2 full page maps. In original unclipped dust jacket priced at 16s net. Clean boards with just a hint of toning to the spine and a little pushing corners to the spine. Internally there is a an ownership name on the front free endpaper and a blind stamp stating the book comes from the library of Rupert W S Allason the Conservative MP. He is probably better known as the writer Nigel West who has been regarded as, 'the unofficial historian of the Secret Services.' The book is clean with just a touch of toning on the endpapers where the dust jacket does not reach and on the edge of the textblock. The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable clear cover (not shown), has a little dust staining to the rear panel and some sunning to the spine. There is some rubbing, mainly to the spine tips corners and edges with a little chipping and surface abrasion. there are two closed tears of around 1cm on the front cover and a couple on the rear. A detailed biography of SOE agent Violette Szabo, the only woman agent to be awarded the George Cross during WWII. The book became the basis of Lewis Gilbert's classic feature film (1958) starring Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield and Jack Warner. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $178
- $178
The Joy of Life An Anthology of Lyrics drawn chiefly from the works of Living Poets
LUCAS, E V Signed Limited Edition, No. 4 of 250 printed on handmade paper. 13.5 x 20.4 cm cream linen backed blue paper covered boards with title label to the spine. Uncut edges xv[i] 288pp. There is a touch of toning to the spine and a very little rubbing to the corners. The spine label has a little toning and rubbing. Internally, there is an ownership name on the front pastedown and a hint of toning to the free endpapers, but otherwise the pages are clean and bright. The binding is tight and square. All in all a lovely poetry collection printed on high quality paper with the author's signature. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $159
- $159
Tables of Time The Day of the Month either New or Old Stile; Days of the Week; Rising of the Sun; Movable Feasts; Fixed Feasts; Remarkable Times; Moon’s Ages; Eclipses etc. There are 500 Years, viz. 250 past and 250 to come, ready calculated
SMETHURST, Gamaliel 10 x 17.5 cm contemporary, full leather with five raised bands ad gilt stamped double line border to the front and rear, viii 132+ 48pp tables. The binding is firm but there is some loss to the spine tips and rubbing to the corners edges and boards. There is a split in the leather at the head of the front joint measuring 2cm and faint initials visible across the centre of the text block. The binding remains firm. Internally, there are notes on the endpapers and a tipped in note to the front paste down and another set of notes laid in at the rear. Internally there is some light marking but the book is well preserved considering its age. A means of dating significant dates according to the Julian calendar. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $285
- $285
Flowers From Shakespeare’s Garden
CRANE, Walter 1st Edition. 18.5 x 20.5 cm Green cloth backed, pictorial paper covered boards with decoration front and rear and titles to the upper board. White and green floral endpapers, 39[1]pp french fold with colour illustrations on every page with accompanying text in black and red. The boards are have light marking and rubbing and the paper has rubbed through on the corners and occasionally the edges. The spine has a little loss of colour at the tips but is complete and without fraying. The binding is firm and the endpapers without splits. Internally clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and just one or two light marks on the dedication and title page. A beautifully illustrated book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $190
- $190
Washi Tour, Japan 1995
RICHARDSON, Maureen Limited Edition No. 25 of 90. 15 x 22.5 cm landscape green kozo fiber paper wraps with a label to the front cover. French fold pages 25[2]pp with 5 illusrations including a full page map of the tour, with 10 samples tipped in. The books is contained within a brown card folder with Japanese paper closure. A lovely copy. The book itself has been well protected by the card cover and is in near fine condition. The cover. The brown folder is a little creased at the spine tips and has additional punch holes on the front flap. All in all a lovely record of a tour Richardson made of the workshops of 12 paper makers and a couple of related crafts people on the islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $95
- $95

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
DICKENS, Charles [Boz] Yellowback. 12.5 x 19 cm pictorial paper covered boards with illustration and titles to the front and spine and an advert for John Brinsmead and Sons to the rear. Endpapers advertising publisher's works to the front and 'The Select Library of Fiction' to the rear ix[i] 256 pp with portrait frontispiece and 10 black and white illustrations by George Cruikshank. Well preserved boards with a little dust marking to the rear. There is a little rubbing to the spine tips and joints with some loss of paper and a little chipping to the foot of the spine extending up to 0.5cm. The corners are a little rounded. The binding remains firm. Internally there is a previous owners name to the half title page and two small tape marks on the front free endpaper that are echoed on the rear. There is some toning to the free endpapers and very light occasional spotting. The book is now protected by a removable, clear, rigid plastic cover [not shown]. This type of 'Yellowback' book was produced cheaply to supply increased demand for books created by improved education and the expansion of rail travel in the second half of the Nineteenth Century. Difficult to find in such complete condition. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $190
- $190

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
SPARK, Muriel 1st Edition, 1st Impression. 13.3 x 21.4 cm green cloth with gilt stamped titles to the spine, (iv) 170(2)pp, in a price clipped jacket designed by Victor Reinganum. The boards are bright with just a hint of fading to the spine tips and a little shelf wear and rubbing to the corners. Internally clean and without name, inscription or bookplate. The price clipped jacket is dust stained on the rear panel with a hint of toning to the spine. There is rubbing to the joints, corners and spine tips with minor loss to the joints and corners and a little creasing to the top and bottom edges with a couple of very small 1-2mm closed tears. The dust jacket is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown). All in all an excellent 1st Edition copy of Sparks most famous work in a very presentable jacket. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.- $171
- $171