Gift Ideas

Drive Your Car Correctly by L. V. E. Smith is an appealing early motoring guide from a period when driving was still a relatively new skill fo...

Arctic Adventure is the memoir of the Danish explorer, writer and anthropologist Peter Freuchen, one of the twentieth century's best-known Arc...

The Alteration by Kingsley Amis is a sharply imaginative alternative history novel, first published in 1976, set in a world where th...

The Householder by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the author's acclaimed early novel, first published in 1960, offering a perceptive and often gently humo...

Pincher Martin by William Golding is one of the author’s most psychologically intense early novels, first published in 1956, two years after the su...

Drunkard is the English translation of L'Assommoir, one of Émile Zola's most important and controversial novels, first published in 1877. A major w...

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the most influential poets and literary voices of the twentieth century, known for her intensely personal and p...

Cultural Amnesia by Clive James is an expansive and highly personal work of literary and cultural criticism, first published in 2007. Structured th...

Acts of Light brings together selected poems by Emily Dickinson with luminous colour paintings by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, accompanied by an appreciat...

The Story of Edinburgh Castle by Louis Weirter is an ambitious early twentieth-century study of one of Scotland’s most iconic historic sites, combi...

A delightful copy of the first printing of More About Worzel Gummidge, the third volume in the Worzel Gummidge series, the much loved living scarec...

A delightful copy of the first printing of Worzel Gummidge Again, the sequel to Worzel Gummidge, the much loved living scarecrow, familiar to many ...

A wonderful piece of vintage Glasgow transport ephemera with an especially evocative literary association - an original Glasgow bus blind displayin...

A desirable spoken-word Tolkien recording featuring selections from The Silmarillion and Beren and Luthien, read by Christopher Tolkien, the author...

A charming modern miscellany for lovers of language, Foyle's Further Philavery gathers together another eclectic assortment of unusual, curious, an...

A distinctive three-volume grouping centred on Dennis Wheatley's Murder Off Miami, illustrating the evolution of one of the most inventive crime pu...

A pair of vintage Arrow paperbacks featuring striking mid-century cover art, presenting two works by Bram Stoker, best known for his enduring contr...

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal is a historical novel set in Victorian London, following the young artist Iris Whittle amid the artistic circ...

The Story of Mahajanaka is a work authored by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, presenting his own retelling of one of the Jātaka tales concerni...

The work of David Roberts (1796-1864) remains among the most celebrated visual records of the Near East produced in the nineteenth century. Based o...

The works of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) remain among the most distinctive contributions to late Victorian and Edwardian short fiction, combining mari...

The works of W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943) form one of the most distinctive bodies of late Victorian and Edwardian short fiction, combining maritime lif...

The work of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) occupies a distinctive place in late Victorian and early twentieth-century literature, combining humour, chara...

The work of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) occupies a distinctive place in late Victorian and early twentieth-century literature, combining humour, chara...

The work of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) occupies a distinctive place in late Victorian and early twentieth-century literature, combining humour, chara...

The work of W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) occupies a distinctive place in late Victorian and early twentieth-century literature, combining humour, chara...

Philip Adolphe Klier (c.1845-1911) was a German photographer who worked in British Burma from the 1860s until the early 20th century. After establi...

The works of Isabella Bird (1831–1904) remain among the most vivid and engaging travel narratives of the nineteenth century. Among the Tibetans off...

The works of Isabella Bird (1831–1904) remain among the most vivid and engaging travel narratives of the nineteenth century. The Hawaiian Archipela...

First Man; The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, by James R. Hansen. Published by Simon & Schuster UK, London, 2005. 1st Uk edition. A fine red cloth ...

O diese Dackel! is a delightful and humorous German illustrated work devoted to the antics of dachshunds, presented here in two volumes. Published...

یک متن یا گواهینامهٔ رسمی به زبان فارسی از دانشگاه آکسفورد که اعطای درجهٔ افتخاری دکترای حقوق مدنی را به اعلیحضرت امانالله خان، پادشاه افغانستان، ا...

First edition of A. E. van Vogt's Rogue Ship, a novel constructed from three interrelated science fiction stories originally published in magazines...

First UK edition of Roger Zelazny's Today We Choose Faces, a thoughtful and character-driven work of science fiction exploring themes of identity, ...

First UK edition of Frederik Pohl's Slave Ship, a sharp and unsettling work of mid-twentieth-century science fiction. Blending dystopian themes wit...

The Persian Journey of the Reverend Ashley Wishard and His Servant Fathi by Elgin Groseclose is a lively and engaging novel of travel and adventure...

The Fortunes of the Pasquiers by Georges Duhamel forms part of his well-known sequence of novels following the lives of a French family in the earl...

The Fountain by Charles Morgan is a reflective and psychologically nuanced novel first published in 1932. Set largely within the confined world of ...

The Outward Room by Millen Brand is a powerful and unconventional novel first published in 1937, exploring themes of mental health, freedom and per...

Fiesta in November is an early anthology of Latin American fiction, presenting a selection of short stories and novelettes to English-speaking read...

The Midnight Folk by John Masefield is a classic work of early twentieth-century children’s fiction, combining elements of fantasy, adventure and m...

First published between 1954 and 1955, The Lord of the Rings is Tolkien's epic high-fantasy masterpiece and one of the most influential works of mo...

A striking early twentieth-century study of traditional Chinese theatre, combining concise descriptive text with a rich visual programme. Written b...

A highly desirable limited set of Philip Reeve’s Railhead trilogy, comprising all three first editions, each copy signed and distinctly enhanced by...

An attractive set of three volumes from Philip Reeve’s popular “Goblin” series, each a first edition, first impression paperback, and each hand-num...

A particularly desirable limited issue of Philip Reeve’s No Such Things as Dragons, this copy is one of just 20 hand-numbered examples, signed and ...

This companion volume to the hugely popular children's fantasy series, Mortal Engines comprises 3 short stories by Philip Reeve, focusing on Anna F...

This companion volume to the hugely popular children's fantasy series, Mortal Engines. Each first edition copy is signed by the authors, Philip Ree...