Literature
FROM A COLLEGE WINDOW.
Pp. viii+326 publisher's printed slip (about price) tipped-in before half-title page demy 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards a trifle soiled and flecked, with small surface graze near bottom edge of lower board, edges a trifle rubbed; uncut; a couple of tiny chips to upper hinge, inked gift..... More
SHEAVES.
Pp. [vi]+300+[4](advertisements); brown cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, upper board lettered & decorated in black, lightly worn, spine faded; fore and bottom edges uncut; name in ink on upper free endpaper, hinge starting near centre, some light foxing and soiling, top edges of leaves damp stained;Heinemann, London, 1908. First..... More
THE HISTORY OF RICHARD RAYNAL, SOLITARY.
Pp. 258(last blank)+[6](advertisements), the title page printed in red & black; gilt lettered tan buckram, with small decoration in blue on upper board, cloth lightly marked and rubbed; hinges starting, a little light foxing and occasional soiling; Pitman, London, 1906. First edition. More
A MYSTERY PLAY
in honour of the nativity of Our Lord. Pp. xiv+102(last blank), frontispiece with tissue guard, text illustrations (2 full page), appendices; cloth backed pictorial papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, boards lightly soiled and worn, bottom fore-corners slightly chipped; lacking upper free endpaper, the endpapers faintly offset, initials and date..... More
RICHARD RAYNAL, SOLITARY.
With an Introduction by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Pp. xxii+162, frontispiece, headpiece decorations; maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, backstrip faded, edges split and slightly chipped; Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1956.First edition thus. Davis a.o. A819. *Originally published in..... More
RING IN THE NEW.
Pp. 192, full page family tree; edges of boards a trifle bruised, the lower board slightly scuffed; dust wrapper, lightly soiled and rubbed, with small red inked scribble at foot of front flap; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1969. First edition. *A continuation of the Inheritance..... More
NO PICNIC ON MOUNT KENYA.
Pp. viii+214(last blank), a couple of text figures, endpaper map; narrow cr. 8vo; dark blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in silver, the boards a trifle warped and slightly scuffed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges slightly creased and split, backstrip lightly browned; top edges of leaves a trifle creased, a...... More
THE SILENT MAN.
Pp. [x]+418, pictorial title page and headpieces; two-tone papered boards, bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Putnam, New York, 2009. First edition. *Signed by the author at head of title page. The third novel featuring CIA agent John Wells. More
SENOR VIVO AND THE COCA LORD.
Pp. 252(last blank); med. 8vo; qr. navy cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, cream papered boards; dust wrapper; upper hinge tender, edges of leaves faintly foxed; William Morrow & Company, Inc., New York, 1991. First U.S. edition. *Author's second novel. More
THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT.
Pp. [xii]+514(last blank), pictorial double title page, text illustrations and decorations, endpaper map; med 8vo; tiny bruise to top edge of upper board; dust wrapper; Ballantine Books, New York, 2008. First edition. More
CHILDREN OF GIBEON.
In three volumes. Pp. viii+316+[vi] +340(last blank)+[vi]+300(last blank)+32(publisher's catalogue, dated September 1886), floral patterned endpapers; dark blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & black, boards slightly canted, with small damp mark to upper board Volumes I & III, edges lightly rubbed, fore-corners bruised; armorial bookplate on blank preliminary leaf..... More
THE ROAD TO KOKODA AND OTHER VERSES.
Pp. [vi]+18(last colophon), vignette illustration printed in grey on dedication page; printed paper wrappers with flap folds, lightly soiled, edges slightly creased; Robertson & Mullens, Melbourne, 1943. First edition. Miller & Macartney p. 61. *The design on the dedication page is by Sergeant Athol Snook, R.A.A.F. More
T. J. WISE AND GORDON WORDSWORTH.
Contained in Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Volume 74, Number 9, November 1970. Pp. 557-620, 2 plates, text illustrations; narrow cr. 4to; stiff light brown paper wrappers, lettered and decorated in black, the bottom fore-corner of upper wrapper a trifle creased; The New York Public Library, New York..... More
MY LIFE.
Edited and with an introduction by Iain Bain. With numerous wood-engravings and watercolours by the author. Pp. 192, 16 coloured plates, black & white frontispiece portrait, title page vignette and text illustrations, glossary; qr. dark brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, yellow papered boards, upper board with vignette..... More
THE SHIFTING HEART.
Pp. 108; dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed; free endpapers offset, top edges of leaves a trifle foxed, a few pencilled annotations; Angus & Robertson, London, 1960. First edition. More
THIS IS A TABLE.
Pp. [24], printed in brown, 3 full page illustrations, title page decorations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled; emPo Publications, Seattle Washington, 1989. First edition. *Poem. More
THE CARRIONFLOWER WRIT.
Numbers 1-10 [all published]. Ten issues, including issues 2a and 9/10; each a large broadsheet folded into eight leaves, black and white illustrations, several on verso of broadsheet, issue 1 with heading and footer printed in brown and issue 2a printed in black and red, on varying shades of paper;..... More
PHANTOMS OF A BLOOD-STAINED PERIOD.
The complete Civil War writings of Ambrose Bierce. Edited by Russell Duncan & David J. Klooster. Pp. 352, frontispiece portrait, plus 2 text illustrations, 3 full page maps, glossary of military terms; med. 8vo; brown cloth, lettered in silver, the boards slightly sprung; The University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 2002..... More
CONFRONTATION AND COMMITMENT.
A study of Contemporary American Drama, 1959-1966. Pp. xx+188(last blank), bibliography, index; top edges grey; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; MacGibbon & Kee, London, 1967. First edition. *Examines the thematic concern of writers like Gelber, Brown, Bellow and Miller, and the rise of a new, socially committed theatre as represented..... More
BURIED.
Pp. [vi]+406(last blank); med. 8vo; bottom fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, with U.K. price sticker and 'signed copy' sticker on front panel; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Little, Brown & Company, London, 2006. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. Featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne..... More
DEATH MESSAGE.
Pp. [viii]+376; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, with 'signed by the author' sticker on front panel; Little, Brown & Company, London, 2007. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. A Detective Inspector Tom Thorne thriller. More
LIFELESS.
Pp. [viii]+376(last blank); med. 8vo; top fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, top fore-corner of front panel slightly creased; Little, Brown & Company, London, 2005. First trade edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. A Detective Inspector Tom Thorne thriller. More
SCAREDY CAT.
Pp. [x]+374(last blank); med. 8vo; top fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, with the original promotional wrap-around loosely inserted; text block slightly browned; Little, Brown & Company, London, 2002. First edition. *The second Tom Thorne novel. More
SLEEPYHEAD.
Pp. [viii]+344; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, with the original promotional wrap-around loosely inserted; text block slightly browned, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Little, Brown & Company, London, 2001. First edition. *Author's first novel, introducing Detective Inspector Tom Thorne. More