London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. Inscribed by Ralph Steadman to fellow Gourmet Reginald Bosanquet STEADMAN, Ralph, Illustrator. CARROLL, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass & What Alice Found There. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1972. First Steadman edition, first impression. Inscribed by the illustrator to journalist and broadcaster Reginald Bosanquet (1932... More
London: Dennis Dobson, 1967. "Good evening - here is the news. It has just been officially announced that the world has gone mad!" STEADMAN, Ralph, Illustrator. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. London: Dennis Dobson, 1967. First Steadman edition, first impression. Inscribed on the half-title by the illustrator to... More
London: Michael Dempsey, 1975. "Deedle" Reads The News At Ten STEADMAN, Ralph, Illustrator. CARROLL, Lewis. The Hunting of the Snark. An agony in eight fits. Illustrated with innumerable lines by Ralph Steadman. London: Michael Dempsey, [1975]. First Steadman illustrated edition, first impression. Inscribed on the half-title by the illustrator to journalist and... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1844. A Fine Association Copy of Charles Dickens's Most Famous Christmas Book The Exceptionally Rare "Trial Issue" with the Title-Page Printed in Red and Green Inscribed “Christmas 1843” by the Brother of Dickens’s Illustrator for “A Christmas Carol” DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story..... More
London: Printed by T. Plummer… for G. and J. Robinson, 1802. Charles Lamb's First Play Containing Mary Lamb's First Appearance in Print A Superb Late Nineteenth Century Inlaid Binding by Henry T. Wood A Presentation Copy Inscribed on the First Leaf of Text by Mary Lamb [WOOD, Henry T., binder]. LAMB, Charles. [LAMB..... More
London: Hutchinson, 1971. Inscribed First Edition of Frederick Forsyth's 'The Day of the Jackal' Bound by Sangorski & Sutclifffe In a Unique Pictorial Binding FORSYTH, Frederick. [SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders]. The Day of the Jackal. London: Hutchinson, 1971. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed by John Forsyth on the verso of the half-title... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. Inscribed by the Author, Deems Taylor A Spectacular Copy in a Spectacular Dust Jacket [DISNEY, Walt]. TAYLOR, Deems. Walt Disney's Fantasia. With a Foreword by Leopold Stokowski. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First edition. Inscribed on the front free end-paper by Deems Taylor "For Dusty... More
London: Neville Spearman, Holland Press, 1964. Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report "The Only Such Title Personally Authorized by Ian Fleming" Inscribed by the Author to Antiquarian Bookseller Sam Joseph SNELLING, O[swald].F[rederick]. [FLEMING, Ian]. Double O Seven James Bond: A Report. London: Neville Spearman, Holland Press, [1964]. First edition, first printing, inscribed..... More
Firenze: All'Insegna della Nave, 1671. Kircher's Nemesis Spurns His Claims Yet Again One of Three Companions To Petrucci's Defense of Kircher A Fine Presentation Copy From The Author REDI, Francesco. Esperienze Intorno. A Diverse Cose Naturali, e Particularamente a Quelle, che ci son Portate dal Indie Fatte da Francesco Redi e Scritte in..... More
New York: W.J. Watt & Company, 1910. "Overflowing with Imposters, Detectives, Crooks, Scheming Lovers and Conniving Aunts" Inscribed by the Author six days after Publication WODEHOUSE, P.G. The Intrusion of Jimmy. New York: W.J. Watt, [1910]. First American edition (preceding the UK edition by six months). Octavo (7 5/16 x 4 15/16... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1912. "Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum! They Smell the Blood of an Englishman" With a Color Frontispiece by Howard Pyle A Presentation Copy from the Author [PYLE, Howard, illustrator]. SEITZ, Don C. The Buccaneers Rough Verse. By Don C. Seitz. With frontispiece and decorations by Howard Pyle. New York..... More
London: Westminster Gazette, 1894. The Scarce First Issue of the First Book Entirely Illustrated by Rackham Signed by the Author on Title-Page [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. HOPE, Anthony. The Dolly Dialogues. Reprinted from the Westminster Gazette. London: Westminster Gazette, 1894. First edition, the scarce first issue (July 1894) with "Dolly" as running headline and... More
London: Privately Printed, 1939. Posthumously Published Signed by the Author’s Mother HOLLAND, John. Song of a Boy. London: Privately Printed, 1939. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author’s mother on the front free endpaper: “To thank you for your/appreciation of my/son’s work./Phyllis Holland.” Small quarto. [2, blank], [6], 177, [1, blank] pp..... More
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