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[ed. LANG, Andrew] WALTON, Isaac
The Compleat Angler
London: J.M.Dent, 1896
8vo, pp. 319. Original olive boards, lettered and illustrated in gilt to front panel and spine. Top edge gilt, leading and lower edges... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[MILLER, Henry] ed. PERLES, Alfred
The Booster, Christmas Special
Paris: P.p., 1937
Small 8vo, pp. 48. Original green stiff paper wrappers, printed in black to front and rear panels.
First edition.
In 1937, and for... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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HAZLEWOOD, Nick
Savage: The Life and Times of Jemmy Button
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2000
8vo, pp. 384. Original dark blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper.
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[FRAENKEL, Michael and LOWENFELS, Walter] ANONYMOUS
Anonymous
Paris: Carrefour Editions, N.d. [1930]
12mo, pp. 29. Original yellow stiff paper wrappers.
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MORTIMER, John
In Character
London: Allen Lane, 1983
8vo, pp. 206. Original black boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Photographic dustwrapper, author's portrait to front panel.
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[MILLIGAN, Spike] HARRISON, Frederic
John Ruskin
London: MacMillan, 1903
8vo, pp. 216, 4pp. advertisements bound in at rear. Original red boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Top edge gilt.
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[illus. PRESTON, Chloë] BYRON, May
The Chunkies At The Seaside
London: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, N.d. [1917]
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[Erotica] [ANON.]
The Way Of A Man With A Maid
London-New York [Paris]: The Erotica Biblion Society, N.d. [c.1928]
Small 8vo, pp. 276. Original cream stiff paper wrappers, lettered in black to front panel and spine. Edges ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[WODEHOUSE, P.G.] [GODFREY, Arthur E.] LEHMANN, Liza
Selection From Sergeant Brue
London: Hopwood & Crew, 1904
4to, pp. 16. Original paper wrappers, printed in black.
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[MILLER, Henry] [VILLAGE PRESS]
Henry Miller in Paris: Five Essays (A Complete Set)
London: Village Press, 1973
Five items, two of 24pp, one of 16pp, two of 8pp. Stiff paper wrappers, printed in black.
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HUGHES, Ted
The Burning Of The Brothel
London: Turret Books. 1966
4to, unpaginated. White card covers in dark blue wrappers, lettered in black to front panel.
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[DENCH, Judi] [McKERN, Leo]
Handwritten Card from Judi Dench to Leo McKern
London: N.p., N.d. [1989]
Greetings card.
CARD FROM JUDI DENCH TO LEO McKERN ON THE OPENING OF THE CHERRY ORCHARD AT THE ALDWYCH THEATRE ON 24 OCTOBER 1989.
Dench played Ranyevskaya in this Michael Frayn translation, and was joined in the production by Leo's daughter Abigail as Yepihodova:
'...[A]t last, I get to work with Abigail -- who is a wonder. What a divine girl and how good she is. It's just the most lovely company and we all love doing the show. ... Mike and Finty join me in sending great love to you, Judi.'
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MORTIMER, John
The Summer Of A Dormouse
London: Viking, 2000
8vo, pp. 213. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper.
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MORTIMER, John
Paradise Postponed
London: Viking, 1985
8vo, pp. 374. Original blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper.
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BETJEMAN, John
Poems In The Porch
London: SPCK, 1954
8vo, unpaginated. Original illustrated stiff paper wrapper, lettered in blue and red to front panel.
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BETJEMAN, John
Ode On The Marriage Of HRH Prince Charles To The Lady Diana Spencer In St. Paul's Cathedral On 29th July 1981
London: Warren Editions, 1981
Broadside, single white sheet, 485mm x 215mm, with red and blue fleur de lys and encircling decoration.
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SITWELL, Osbert
Left Hand, Right Hand! 5 vols.
London: Macmillan & Co., 1945-1950
8vos, all in original red boards, lettered in gold on spine.
First editions of Sitwell's autobiography.
A lovely set which has been together since publication.
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ATTENBOROUGH, David
The Living Planet
London: Reader's Digest Association/William Collins/BBC, 1985
Oblong 4to, pp. 368. Original photographic boards, lettered in silver on black to spine. Grey endpapers.... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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WILLIAMS, Kenneth
Acid Drops
London: J.M. Dent, 1980
8vo, pp. 176. Original cream boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Photographic dustwrapper.
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STEWART, Douglas
Shipwreck
Sydney: Shepherd Press, 1947
4to, pp. 96. Original grey boards, lettered in red to front panel and spine. Printed dustwrapper.
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