London: Richard Bentley, 1854. 2nd Edition. Full-Leather. 8vo., iv(1)547pp. Beautiful Second First Edition, published the same year as the first, of this compendium of essays about the history of the Second Series of essays on all things dining, contemporary and historical. It touches everything from where and what people ate..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1842. 1st Edition. Full-Leather. Two Volumes, 8vo., vi(3)292pp. Sharp First Edition of this delightful compendium of essays about common entertainments and amusements of England's past. Originally serialized in Bentley's Miscellany which had begun publishing in 1836. Illustrated title pages, in-text illustrations and several other full-page plates by..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1937. Hardcover. 8vo., 287pp. Beautiful First Edition, Third Printing of the author's scarce first book, a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone title. The First was 1934. Bound in green cloth with lettering in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout save a small, neat ownership name and date..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company, 1925. Hardcover. 12mo., 240pp. Beautiful "Copyright" Edition. Not dated but c. 1925. Translated by Alexander Teixeira da Mattos. Bound in maroon cloth with titles in gilt on spine and publisher's logo in gilt on front board. The Readers Library was an imprint of Gerald..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company. Hardcover. 12mo., 253pp. Beautiful "Copyright" Edition. Not dated but c. early 1930's. Originally published in1899. Bound in maroon cloth with titles in gilt on spine and publisher's logo in gilt on front board. The Readers Library was an imprint of Gerald Duckworth and Company..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Duckworth), 1935. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 12mo., 252pp. Sharp "Copyright" Edition and First Edition with this title of this mystery from the author of the celebrated "The Lodger". Originally published in 1912 by Methuen in the UK and Scribner in the USA with the..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Duckworth), 1933. Hardcover. 12mo., 251(2)pp. Sharp "Copyright" Edition; no date but circa mid '30s. The Editor's note states that MGM bought the film rights though it appears that no film was ever produced. Originally published in 1932 by Jarrolds. Bound in maroon cloth with..... More
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company (Duckworth), 1933. Hardcover. 12mo., 252(2)pp. Sharp "Copyright" Edition published to coincide with the release of the 1933 Radio Pictures film though no interior stills were included. Originally published in 1907 and also made into a film in 1922. Bound in maroon cloth with titles..... More
New York: Bloomsbury, 1998. Soft cover. 8vo., wraps. Beautiful Stated First British Paperback Edition, 9th Printing . Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of toning to page edges as is common. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable..... More
New York: Harpercollins, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in quarter black cloth over white paper-covered boards with lettering in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of toning to page..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 436pp. Solid Stated First Printing of this landmark work about the origins of the US space program. Slight spine lean and spine slightly pushed in. Top of text block spotted. Small bump to top front edge. Very attractive unclipped..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 244pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in quarter white cloth over blue paper-covered boards with lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($25.95)..... More
New York: William Morrow, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 283pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in quarter black cloth over gold paper-covered boards with lettering in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to..... More
New York: Richard Nixon, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Slim 8vo., 106pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of Nixon's privately printed long essay on peace. Bound in blue cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket has..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 371pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in quarter black cloth over deep blue paper-covered boards with lettering in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of toning along top..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 767pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Reagan's journals published three years after his death in 2004. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket ($35.00), is fresh and bright with..... More
New York: Random House, 1956. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Slim 4to., 114pp. Sharp First US Edition, Later Printing, of Fleming's classic children's story about the titular magic car; made into the charming 1968 film starring Dick van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes and the incomparable Benny Hill. Bound in red cloth..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo., 221pp. Solid First Edition with green & white patterned endpapers. Second binding state without the scarce gun imprint. Square and tight with just a touch of wear to spine ends but quite minor. A few scattered foxing spots to the first..... More
New York: New American Library, 1965. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 183pp. Sharp Stated First Printing, Black smooth black paper covered boards, gun blocked in gilt wraparound with barrel on front board and trigger on spine. Titling in red and white also on spine. NAL in gilt on spine and..... More
New York: Arthur A. Levine, 1999. Hardcover. 8vo., 341pp. Beautiful Stated First American Edition, First Printing with full number sequences. First state book and dust-jacket without the Series #2 on the spine. The second book in the Harry Potter Series. Published in the UK by Bloomsbury the previous year. Bound..... More
New York: Scribner, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 365pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Slight toning to the very top of the crown cloth. o discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket ($28.00), is fresh and..... More
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 350pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence of this 87th Precinct novel. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($17.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 372pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Mild toning to page edges as is common but less than most. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£17.99), has a touch of..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 384pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with light toning to page edges as is usual. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, (£16.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 211pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with "A-3.64[H]" on the copyright page. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a touch of softness to the crown but barely. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($4.95), has a...... More