Recommended Books
Christine Keeler. The Truth At Last. My Story. 2001.
£50.00KEELER, Christine (1942-2017). The Truth At Last. My Story. 8vo. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 2001. SIGNED by Christine Keeler to the title page in blue ink.
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The Lighthouse. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. 2005.
£20.00JAMES, P.D. (1920-2014). The Lighthouse. An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. SIGNED by P.D. James in black ink to the title page. 8vo. London: Faber & Faber, 2005.
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Katharine and Petruchio. A Comedy in Three Acts… [c. 1866]
£10.00GARRICK, David (1717-79). (Alteration by). Katharine and Petruchio. A Comedy in Three Acts, Altered by David Garrick, From the Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare. With Illustrations by R. Cruikshank. (Lacy’s Acting Edition). 8vo. London: Thomas Hailes Lacy, [no date c. 1866].
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The Children of Men. 1993.
£55.00P.D. JAMES; SIGNED US EDITION – JAMES, P.D. (1920-2014). The Children of Men. 8vo. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
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A Pictorial History of English Architecture. 1974.
£200.00SIGNED – BETJEMAN, Sir John (1906-84). A Pictorial History of English Architecture. SIGNED, in what looks like pencil, to the half title by Betjeman and dated 1974. Square shaped, softcover (paperback) 4to. London, Penguin Books, 1974.
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Chester Cathedral. 1952
£7.00[ANON]. Chester Cathedral. 44pp. Monochrome photos in the text, period adverts. 8vo. Gloucester: The British Publishing Company Limited, 1952.
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Illustrations of Natural History… [c. 1830]
£60.00[KEUX, John Le; Robert Sands]. Illustrations of Natural History: Embracing A Series of Engravings and Descriptive Accounts of the Most Interesting and Popular Genera and Species of the Animal World. 114 plates on 50 pages (including engraved title page). 8vo. London, Longman, & Co. [no date: c.1830].
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The Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Corrected by Himself. 1866.
£40.00MACAULAY, Thomas Babington (1800-59). The Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Corrected by Himself. 8vo. London: Longman, Green and Co., 1866.
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Railway Mechanical Engineering A Practical Treatise…
£35.00Railway Mechanical Engineering A Practical Treatise by Engineering Experts. 2 volumes. Monochrome plates, folding charts (all present as called for).
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The Night Manager. 1994.
£50.00SIGNED – LE CARRÉ, John (1931-2020). The Night Manager. 8vo. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994.
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Barnaby Rudge. 1911.
£25.00DICKENS, Charles. Barnaby Rudge. 8vo. London: Macmillan and Company, 1911. A charming copy of this Dickens classic.
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Over the Pyrenees Into Spain. 1865.
£45.00EYRE, Mary. Over the Pyrenees Into Spain. PROVENANCE: Partly erased signature of previous owner in brown ink inside on half title. Chapters include: “The Eastern Pyrenees”, “San Julia”, “Calaf to Barcelona”, “Madrid to Granada”, “Alicante to Barcelona”, Barcelona to Perpignan and Paris”. 8vo. London: Richard Bentley, 1865.
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Book of Common Prayer… 1738.
£40.00Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England: Together with the Psalms of David, Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches. 8vo. London: John Baskett, 1738. [BOUND WITH]: The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into English Metre. 8vo. London: J. Roberts, 1733.
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Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. 1900.
£45.00KENT, Adolphus. Veitch’s Manual of the Coniferae. Larger 8vo. [London]: James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., 1900.
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Photography In Colours. 1900.
£35.00Victorian Photography Book – BAYLEY, R. Child (1869-1934). Photography In Colours. 8vo. London: Iliffe, Sons & Sturmey Limited, 1900.
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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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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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The Poems of James Grahame, John Logan and William Falconer. 1823.
£40.00GRAHAM, James. The Poems of James Grahame, John Logan and William Falconer. Engraved frontispiece depicting James Grahame. 12mo (size). Edinburgh: John Anderson, Jun, 1823.
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The Poetical Works of John Dryden. 1862.
£60.00GILFILLAN, Rev. George, (1813-78) Charles Cowden Clarke (1787-1877) (editor). The Poetical Works of John Dryden. 2 volumes. 8vo. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1862.
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Twelve Lectures Upon the History of Saint Paul… 1833.
£40.00BLUNT, REV. Henry. Twelve Lectures Upon the History of Saint Paul, Delivered During Lent, 1831, At the Church of the Holy Trinity, Upper Chelsea. [Part 1 & Part 2]. Part 1 is a fourth edition, Part 2 is a second edition. PROVENANCE: Hugh Duke of Westminster (armorial bookplate to front pastedown). 8vo. London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1833.
