Recommended Books
QUENNELL, Peter. Poems. (1926)
£25.00QUENNELL, Peter. Poems. Interior: Browning to a few pages, sporadic foxing/spotting. Binding: Publisher’s blue quarter cloth with marbled boards (light wear, wear to corners). LIMITED EDITION OF 60 COPIES SIGNED BY PETER QUENNELL OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 11. Peter Quennell (1905-93) was the son of authors C.H.B. and Marjorie Quennell. He was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic. He wrote extensively on social history. 4to. (Size) London: Chatto & Windus, 1926.
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Commonplace Book – [c.1924-1939].
£50.00SOLD AS SEEN – COMMONPLACE BOOK- [c.1924-1939]. An oblong 8vo. Including quotes, jottings and sketches.
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Peronnik the Fool. 1933.
£110.00MOORE, George (1852-1933); Stephen Gooden (1892-1955). Peronnik the Fool. Engraved title page, 8 engravings (including two full page engravings). Interior: Occasional foxing and spotting, old glue staining to endpapers. Exterior: Publisher’s vellum, lettered in gilt (some wear, lacking original slipcase). LIMITED EDITION OF 525 COPIES, SIGNED BY GEORGE MOORE AND STEPHEN GOODEN, OF WHICH THIS COPY IS NUMBER 232. 4to. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1933.
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A Scientific Discourse. For Thoughtful Minds… [1902].
£30.00A Scientific Discourse. For Thoughtful Minds. [1902]. GORDON , Murray and Co. Ltd. A Scientific Discourse. For Thoughtful Minds. A Record of Facts, Principles and Discoveries. Free (or Unoxidised) Phosphorus in its relation to the Improvement and Preservation of Human Life on Earth. 8pp. 8vo. [London]: Gordon Murray & Co, [1902].
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Kingham Old and New Studies In A Rural Parish. 1913.
£25.00FOWLER, W. Warde. (1847-1921). Kingham Old and New Studies In A Rural Parish. Frontispiece depicting the Old Manor House, Kingham. Full page map of Kingham and folding map at rear. 8vo. Oxford: B.H. Blackwell, 1913.
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Old Provence. 1925.
£45.00COOK, Sir, Theodore Andrea. Old Provence. 2 volumes. 2 folding maps, one folding chart, monochrome plates throughout. 8vo. London: Rivingtons, 1925.
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Electric Trains. 1927.
£75.00DICKINSON, R. E. Electric Trains. Frontispiece depicting L.N.W.R. 3 coach electric train, 6 folding plates. 8vo. London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1927.
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Recollections of Norwich Fifty Years Ago. 1919.
£45.00Norwich Interest – HIBGAME, Frederick Thurlow. Recollections of Norwich Fifty Years Ago. Reprinted from “The Norfolk Chronicle”. Original wrappers bound in a rear. 8vo. Norwich: Norfolk Press Syndicate Ltd., 1919.
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A Great Peace Maker… 1914.
£55.00GALLATIN, Count (Editor). A Great Peace Maker [.] The Diary of James Gallatin Secretary to Albert Gallatin U.S. Envoy to France and England 1813-1827 and Negotiator of the Treaty of Ghent. 10 plates (including frontispiece). PROVENANCE: ‘CLIVE 18.X.34’. Clive refers to Mervyn Horatio Herbert, 17th Baron Darcy de Knayth, styled Viscount Clive (1904 – 1943) British peer and Royal Air Force Officer, who died tragically in 1943, leaving behind his wife Vida, who later married Brigadier Derek Schreiber- Chief of Staff to the Governor-General of Australia. 8vo. London: William Heinemann, 1914.
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Old-time Stories from Grimm & Andersen… [1909].
£25.00GRIMM & ANDERSEN. Old-time Stories from Grimm & Andersen. Father Tuck’s Golden Gift Series. Frontispiece – “By The Lake”, illustrated throughout. PROVENANCE: “Inscription to front pastedown dated September 1909” and later owner’s signature to verso of frontispiece. 4to. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. [no date c. 1909].
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Roger Bannister: The First Four Minutes. (2005)
£50.00BANNISTER, Roger (1929-2018). The First Four Minutes. Soft-cover (paperback edition). Featuring “Brand New Material for 50th Anniversary”. 8vo. Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing, 2005. SIGNED by Roger Bannister on the title page.
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The Cocktail Party by T. S. ELIOT. (1950). SIGNED
£575.00ELIOT, T. S. (1888-1965). The Cocktail Party. Third Impression, (May 1950). 8vo. London, Faber and Faber, 1950. SIGNED by T.S. Eliot to the title page in blue ink: “For Josef Alt, T.S. Eliot, 27. ii. 51”
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BOGARDE, Dirk. Jericho. (1992)
£25.00BOGARDE, Dirk (1921-1999). Jericho. 8vo. [London], Viking, 1992. SIGNED by Dirk Bogarde on the title page in black ink.
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MORTIMER, Sir John. Rumpole and the Reign of Terror. (2006)
£25.00MORTIMER, Sir. John. (1923 – 2009) Rumpole and the Reign of Terror. SIGNED by Sir John Mortimer on the title page in black ink. 8vo. London: Viking, (Penguin Books), 2006.
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STOCKWIN, Julian. Caribbee. (2013)
£20.00STOCKWIN, Julian (1944-). Caribbee. 8vo. London: Holder & Stoughton, 2013. SIGNED by Julian Stockwin on the title page in blue ink. Original press release for the book is loosely inserted.
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RENDELL, Ruth. The Monster In The Box. (2009)
£25.00SIGNED – RENDELL, Ruth (1930-2015). The Monster In The Box. 8vo. London: Hutchinson, 2009.
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LE CARRÉ, John. The Little Drummer Girl. (1994)
£50.00SIGNED – LE CARRÉ, John (1931-2020). The Little Drummer Girl. SIGNED by John Le Carré in blue ink on the title page. 8vo. London: [Hodder and Stoughton]- Coronet Books, 1994.
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Anita Loos. Kiss Hollywood Good-By. (1974)
£50.00LOOS, Anita (1889-1981). Kiss Hollywood Good-By. 8vo. New York: The Viking Press, 1974. SIGNED by Loos on the half title.
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Moses Brown Captain U.S.N. 1904.
£25.00MACLAY, Edgar Stanton. Moses Brown Captain U.S.N. Illustrations and maps as called for. PROVENANCE: Previous owner’s inscriptions to front endpaper. 8vo. New York: The Baker and Taylor Company, 1904.
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LE CARRÉ, John. The Night Manager. (1994)
£50.00SIGNED – LE CARRÉ, John (1931-2020). The Night Manager. 8vo. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994.
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