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War Memoirs of David Lloyd George, 2 Volumes complete, Odhams Press, 1938
A 2 volume set of the memoirs of former British prime Minister during the years 1916-1922, David Lloyd George (1863-1945). War Memoirs of David Ll...
View full detailsThe Magic Walking-Stick, by John Buchan, and Stories From The Arabian Nights, Frances Jenkins Olcott, c. 1934
An attractively illustrated children's book with vibrant cover design. The Magic Walking-Stick, by John Buchan. With Illustrations by Vernon L. Sop...
View full detailsThe Strange Story Book, by Mrs Lang, edited by Andrew Lang, 1913 first edition
A charming collection of children's stories, written by Mrs Lang, and edited by Andrew Lang, her husband, who died the year prior to publication. H...
View full detailsThe Wine Society List, 4 issue boxed set, 2018-2019
A smart boxed set containing 4 issues of The Wine Society List from February 2018 to February 2019 Housed in The Wine Society's branded red slipcas...
View full detailsConsolidated Gold Fields; A Centenary Portrait, Paul Johnson, 1987
An interesting and well produced book from Consolidated Gold Fields, an international mining finance company, marking their centenary. The book exa...
View full detailsThe Scallop; Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind, edited by Ian Cox, Shell Transport and Trading Company, 1957
An interesting and well produced book from the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, marking their Diamond Jubilee. Based on their famous s...
View full detailsJeffrey Deaver; Carte Blanche, The New James Bond Novel, Signed, Limited edition
A very smart, still sealed, limited edition, of this James Bond novel by Jeffrey Deaver. Carte Blanche, The New James Bond Novel, by Jeffrey Deaver...
View full detailsBillion Dollar Brain, Len Deighton, Companion Book Club; Collector's Deluxe Edition, 1966
A smart copy of this classic spy thriller from British author, Len Deighton. This issue is from the Companion Book Club and is the Collector's Delu...
View full detailsThe American Revolution, Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 1899-1907, in 4 Volumes
A very smart set indeed of nicely rebound editions of this respected work on American history. A very clean set which is probably unread, as many p...
View full detailsThe Book of Fate, A New and Complete System of Fortune Telling...Carefully Rendered into English, and Arranged from the Manuscript of An Adept, New York, 1823
An interesting and very scarce early 18th Century volume on Fortune Telling. The book makes bold claims of the veracity of its fortune telling meth...
View full detailsWebster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, The Merriam Series, W.T. Harris & F. Sturges Allen, 1923
Weighing in at 6.75 kg (almost 15lbs), a very substantial heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages, plus illustrations and Plates. Webster's...
View full detailsUniversal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Joseph Thomas, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896
A smart, full leather bound copy of this heavyweight Dictionary of more than 2,500 pages and of very substantial form. Universal Pronouncing Dictio...
View full detailsOriginal Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Mickey Rooney
Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Mickey Rooney (1920-2014), world famous American actor, with an acting career spa...
View full detailsOriginal Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Shirley MacLaine
Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Shirley MacLaine (born 1934), world famous American actor and author, with an act...
View full detailsOriginal Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Jack Lemmon
Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Jack Lemmon (1925-2001), world famous American actor with an acting career spanni...
View full detailsOriginal Autographed Framed Photograph; Signed by Janet Leigh
Original Autographed Framed Black and White Photograph; Signed by Janet Leigh (1927-2004), world famous American actress with an acting career span...
View full detailsHow to Read Character; A New illustrated Handbook of Phrenology and Physiognomy, Samuel Robert Wells, 1880
A well illustrated text on the subject of Phrenology, a pseudo scientific belief that the shape of an individual's skull can be used to identify ch...
View full detailsFolio Society; The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick. As new copy
A beautiful Folio Society edition of this Philip K. Dick classic - a fine, as new copy, with slipcase. Set in an alternative future where the outco...
View full detailsA History of The Earth and Animated Nature, Oliver Goldsmith, Baron Cuvier, Washington Irving, Vol. 1, c. 1845
A History of The Earth and Animated Nature, By Oliver Goldsmith. With an Introductory View of the Animal Kingdom by Baron Cuvier; Copius Notes of D...
View full detailsThe Spectator, In Eight Volumes, 1791, David Niven, Glasgow
The Spectator began publication in 1711 and ended in 1713, and at its height sold 20,000 copies a day, according to its authors, covering all manne...
View full detailsThe Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister, In Two Volumes, The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1979
A beautifully presented publication of this work, first published at The Clarendon Press, Oxford, in 1909. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon ...
View full detailsThe Discoverers; A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, Daniel J. Boorstin, Gryphon Editions 1990
A beautifully presented volume of this work, first published in 1983. Very much a deluxe edition from Gryphon Editions, in full pigskin leather, sp...
View full detailsA Mirror for Americans; Life and Manners in the United States 1790-1870 as Recorded by American Travellers, Warren S. Tyron, 1952, 3 volumes, complete
A very good three volume set of this work described as: "a fascinating collection of impressions and facts about life in America, written by Americ...
View full detailsGeraldine Farrar; An Authorized Record of Her Career, Edward Wagenknecht. Signed Limited edition, with Auction Catalogue of her Property
A signed biography of Geraldine Farrar (1882-1967), American soprano, and the first singer to make a radio broadcast, in 1907. She also starred in ...
View full detailsJohn Murray Forbes; A Sketch, Edward Waldo Emerson - bound reprint from The Atlantic Monthly, September 1899
A biographical essay on the life of American railroad magnate, John Murray Forbes (1813-1898), written by Edward, the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson - ...
View full detailsThe Scots Magazine; New Series, December 1887 - November 1990, 5 Volumes
The Scots Magazine was found in 1739, and claims to be the world's oldest magazine still in publication today (although with gaps in its publicatio...
View full detailsChambers's Miscellany of Useful & Entertaining Tracts, bound as Vol VII (actually spanning Vols. XVIII-XX), 1847
A charming bound copy of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an enterta...
View full detailsChambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Vols I-IV bound in 2 volumes, c. 1869
A charming set of Chambers Miscellany containing a wealth of informative essays and features to interest Victorian readers. Still an entertaining r...
View full detailsTanglewood Tales; A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, Nathaniel Hawthorne, c.1890
A full leather prize-binding of American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne's popular re-telling of Greek myths for children. The book contains both Parts...
View full detailsThe Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William P. Nimmo edition, c. 1860, With inset Ivorine cover panel
An interesting, and uncommon, copy of Longfellow's poetry with a lovely Ivorine (?) panel cover insert. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longf...
View full detailsThe Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Albion Edition, Frederick Warne and Co, c. 1895
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (Reprinted from the Revised American Edition), The "Albion" Edition. With Explanatory Notes. Publ...
View full detailsSir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author's Copyright Edition, Routledge, c. 1893.
A handsome volume of both the First and Second Series of Emerson's essays, in a very attractive binding. Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Essays, ...
View full detailsDuveen; A Life in Art, Meryle Secrest, 2004. William St Clair's copy.
A fascinating biography of Joseph Duveen, first Baron Duveen (1869-1939). He was a British art dealer, and one of the world's most influential figu...
View full detailsThe History Thieves; Secrets, Lies and the Shaping of a Modern Nation, Ian Cobain, Signed
"From the award-winning author of Cruel Britannia, a revelatory new book which exposes the culture of concealment at the heart of the British state...
View full detailsCambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War, Stathis N. Kalyvas, 2013
A highly respected work on civil war and insurgency. Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics; The Logic of Violence in Civil War. By Stathis N. K...
View full detailsPulp Romance - A Selection of Vintage Newnes Lucky Star Romances, 1960s
Choose from a selection of Newnes Lucky Star Romances, produced in the 1960s for George Newnes Ltd / C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd of London. All in good ...
View full detailsHere, There and Everywhere, Lord Frederic Hamilton, 1921
A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...
View full detailsThe Days Before Yesterday, Lord Frederic Hamilton, 1920
A volume of reminiscenses of.Lord Frederic Hamilton (1856-1928), Conservative Party Politician and Member of Parliament. He also served in the Dipl...
View full detailsThe Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice, Stephen Gwynn, 1929, 2 Vols complete
The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice; A Record. Edited by Stephen Gwynn. Sir Cecil Spring Rice (1859-1918), was a British Diplomat...
View full detailsThe White Robe; A Saint's Summary, James Branch Cabell, 1928, Limited edition. Illustrated by Robert E. Locher
A beautifully produced book featuring a tale by American writer, James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), primarily a writer of fantasy fiction. This story...
View full detailsA Short History of the English People, J.R. Green, Illustrated Edition, 1892-1894
A Short History of the English People. By J.R. Green, M.A. (John Richard Green). Illustrated Edition. Edited by Mrs. J. R. Green and Miss Kate Norg...
View full detailsThe Greville Memoirs; A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria, 3 Parts in 8 Volumes, Charles C.F. Greville, 1875-1887
Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794-1865), held the office of Clerk of the Council in Ordinary and served under the three monarchs of King Georg...
View full detailsJohn Singer Sargent; The Early Portraits, Complete Paintings Volume I, Richard Ormond & Elaine Kilmurray, Paul Mellon, 1988
A lovely copy of the first volume of the definitive catalogue raisonne of the works in oil, water-colour and pastel of John Singer Sargent. John Si...
View full detailsPortraits by Ingres; Image of an Epoch, Gary Tinterow and Philip Conisbee, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York... 1999
Exhibition catalogue detailing the work of French neo-classical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867). The exhibition took place at the ...
View full detailsThe Struggle for Greek Independence, Richard Clogg, Macmillan, 1973, Review Copy
"A collection of essays by British, Greek and American scholars on various aspects of Greek history during the pre-independence and independence pe...
View full detailsSamuel G. Howe; An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution, Revised by George Georgiades Arnakis, 1966
From the 'Americans in the Greek Revolution' series. The account of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an American surgeon who went to Greece when just 24 ye...
View full detailsThe Elephant and the Lotus; Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Philippe Truong, 2007
The Elephant and the Lotus; Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. By Philippe Truong. Introduction by John Stevenson. Published b...
View full detailsLongmans' Gazetteer of the World, George G. Chisholm, 1906
A very substantial alphabetical reference work detailing places and facts on world geography. Longmans' Gazetteer of the World. Edited by George G....
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