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The True Conan Doyle

Adrian Conan Doyle · 1946

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

New York, Coward-McCann, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The intimate memoir of the brilliant Sherlock novelist by his son, written as a backlash against the disappointing biographies before his. The first book edition of The True Conan Doyle, the personal biography of the brillia...

London and Its Environs, Including Excursions to Brighton

Karl Baedeker · 1878

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

Leipsic; London, Karl Baedeker; Dulau and Co. 1878 . First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this Baedeker guide to Victorian London, with detailed maps, plans and excursions to Brighton and the Isle of Wight. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.  Fir...

Wicked As the Devil

Michael Halliday [John Creasey] · 1966

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1966 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of John Creasey's gripping Dr Cellini mystery, complete with the original pictorial dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding.  First edition.  Complete with the original ...

Voyage Ou IL Vous Plaira

Alfred de Musset; P. -J. Stahl · 1843

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

Paris, J. Hetzel, 1843 . First edition. Leather. Handsomely bound and beautifully illustrated with plates from Tony Johannot, this is the first edition of Musset and Stahl's work of romantic fantasy fiction. In the original French.  A first edition. Illustrated with a fro...

Treatise on Marine Ecology and Paleoecology

Joel W. Hedgpeth [ed.]; Harry S. Ladd [ed.] · 1957

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

New York, The Geological Society of America, 1957 . First edition. Cloth. A complete two volume set of this profusely illustrated treatise by the Geological Society of America, with folding maps and plates. A two volume set.  The first editions.  Memoir 67. In the publisher&ap...

Tibet and Its Birds

Charles Vaurie · 1972

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1972 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this important ornithological study of Tibet, delightfully illustrated, and found in the original dust wrapper. First edition. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, accompanied...

On the Life, Writings, and Genius of Akenside: With Some Account of His Friends

Charles Bucke · 1832

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, James Cochrane, 1832. Cloth. The first edition of a very scarce biography on the classical Romantic poet, regularly referencing by his own writings and accounts of his friends. The first edition of On the Life, Writings and Genius of Akenside: with Some Account of His ...

Max: A Biography & Conversation with Max

David Cecil; S.N. Behrman · 1960

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.26 | ¥12,657)

London, Hamish Hamilton; Constable, 1960-1964 . First edition. Cloth. A smart two volume set of first edition biographies of the late nineteenth-century essayist and caricaturist Max Beerbohm. A two volume set.  In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original ...

Works of Charles Dickens: New Household Edition

Charles Dickens · 1873

£995.00 (€1,192.65 | $1,314.46 | ¥209,902)

New York, Hurd and Houghton, 1873. Leather. An impressive fifty-two volume set of the New Household edition of the works of acclaimed Victorian author Charles Dickens, profusely illustrated throughout. A fifty-two volume set. The New Household Edition. Uniformly bound in half ...

The Comedy of a Midsummer Night&Apos;S Dream

William Shakespeare · 1901

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Freemantle & Co. 1901. Cloth. A scarce edition of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, featuring the charming introduction and illustrations of Frances Railton. Scarce. In the publisher's original pictorial boards with cloth detail. Beautifully illustr...

3 Vols an Estimate of the Manners and Principles Vol II; the Roman History

Oliver Goldsmith; [John Brown] · 1758

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

London, S. Baker and G. Leigh; T. Davies; L. Davis; C. Reymers, 1758-1770 . Leather. The second edition of Oliver Goldsmith's popular Roman History, together with Volume II of John Brown's influential 18th century critique of British manners and morals. In contempora...

Studies in Two Literatures

Arthur Symons · 1897

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

London, Leonard Smithers, 1897. First edition. Cloth. A smart and uncommon first edition, in which poet, critic, editor and translator Arthur Symons attempts to encapsulate some of the most prominent writers throughout history. An uncommon first edition. Bound in publisher&apo...

Konstantinopel Und Das Westliche Kleinasien

Karl Baedeker · 1905

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Leipzig, Baedeker, 1905. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of a Baedeker guide to the Ottoman heartlands, written shortly before the Balkan Wars and the collapse of their hegemony. The first edition of Konstantinopel und das Westliche Kleinasien (Constantinople and West ...

Wanderings and Excursions in North Wales

Thomas Roscoe · 1836

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, Tilt and Bogue, c1844. Leather. A beautifully bound example of Thomas Roscoe's tour of North Wales, with engraved plates capturing the dramatic mountains, castles and picturesque landscapes of the region. Illustrated with an engraved title page, folding colour map...

Mark Twain and Mussolini

Cyril Clemens; Patrick Braybrooke [foreword] · 1934

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Webster Groves, International Mark Twain Society, 1934 . First edition. Paperback. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Cyril Clemens"s fascinating collection of interviews on Mark Twain, including the contemporary perspectives of Mussolini, Shaw, Chesterton, Gal...

Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa; Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier

Professor Jameson; James Wilson; Hugh Murray · 1830

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Edinburgh, Oliver & Body, 1830-1831 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first editions of two charming works about international discoveries and expeditions, featuring an account of discoveries made in Africa, and a collection of biographies of notable explorers. Two scarce fir...

The Matchless Orinda": Selected Poems

Katherine Philips · 1904

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Cottingham near Hull, J. R. Tutin, 1904. Cloth. A very scarce limited edition of this charming selection of the poetry of Katherine Philips, also known as "The Matchless Orinda". Very scarce. First J. R. Tutin edition. One of a limited run of 250 copies. In the publisher'...

Paley&Apos;S Works; Consisting of Evidences of Christianity, Moral and Political Philosophy, Natural Theology, and Horae Paulinae

William Paley · 1840

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Charles Daly, 1840 . Leather. A fascinating early edition of four theological works from William Paley, bound together in contemporary half calf. Early edition. Bound in contemporary red half calf. With the bookplate and signature of Peter J Southgate, author of a numb...

Good Words; the Adventurer in Spain

Donald Macleod; S. R. Crockett · 1903

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

London, Isbister & Company Limited, 1903 . Cloth. The very scarce 1903 edition of the religious "Good Words" periodical, featuring S. R. Crockett's "The Adventurer in Spain". The very scarce 1903 edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a ...

Cattle, Sheep, and Deer (Containing Also Remarks on the Game-Laws and Grouse Moors)

Duncan George Forbes Macdonald · 1872

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

London, Steel & Jones , 1872 . Cloth. The scarce second edition of this work on livestock and game laws by agricultural author Duncan George Forbes Macdonald. The very scarce second edition.  In the publisher's original green cloth binding.  Illustrated with a frontispiec...