TO WIN A PRIZE ON SUNDAY.
Pp. 316(last blank); price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly worn; fore-edges of leaves a trifle soiled; Souvenir Press, London, 1966. First edition. *Author's first novel. More
Literature
THE CALLED AND THE CHOSEN.
The Diary of Sister Ursula Auberon, Enclosed Nun at the Abbaye de la Sainte Croix, Framleghen. Pp. 358(last blank); boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled; a little light foxing; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1957. First U.K. edition. More
AT THE SIGN OF THE CAT AND RACKET AND OTHER STORIES.
Translated by Clara Bell. Introduction by George Saintsbury. Pp. x+278(last blank), patterned endpapers, bibliography; f'cap. 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind; top edges brown; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly chipped and split, with small piece torn from head of backstrip; edges of leaves..... More
BALZAC: a biography.
Pp. xviii+522(last blank), 32 plates, appendices, notes, select bibliography, indices; med. 8vo; qr. dark brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lighter brown papered boards, the bottom fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1994. First U.S. edition..... More
A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE STYX:
Being some account of the divers doings of the associated shades. Pp. [viii]+172(last blank), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 7 plates; f'cap. 8vo; pictorial olive green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, red & black, lightly worn; inked ownership inscription on upper free endpaper, the upper hinge starting, tiny ink..... More
THE AMAZONS.
A novel. Engravings by Clifford Webb. Pp. 252+[2](colophon, verso blank), frontispiece, title page vignette, and 10 full page illustrations by Clifford Webb, plus 3 full page maps by Mina Greenhill; impl. 8vo; bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full dark brown morocco, spine lettered in gilt within raised bands, boards..... More
THE AMAZONS.
A novel. Engravings by Clifford Webb. Pp. 252+[2](colophon, blank), frontispiece, title page vignette, 7 full page illustrations, pictorial tailpiece, 3 full page maps; impl. 8vo; bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in half brown morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, marbled papered boards, the top fore-corners slightly bruised; t.e.g., others..... More
LAND FALL.
Pp.[30](including final blank); pictorial glazed paper wrappers with flap folds, slightly soiled; top edges of leaves a trifle foxed;Delta Canada, Montreal, 1971. Buckbook series. *From the library of Australian writer Thomas Shapcott, with the author's signed presentation inscription to him (dated 1980) on the half-title page. More
SHORE LINES.
Pp. 56, decorations; printed paper wrappers, the edges and backstrip faintly faded;Turnstone Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1979. *Inscribed and signed by the author, to Australian writer Thomas Shapcott, on half-title page. More
VISIONS OF MY GRANDFATHER.
Pp. [40](last blank); printed stiff paper wrappers, a trifle rubbed; a little light foxing; Golden Dog Press,Ottawa, 1977. *From the library of Australian writer Thomas Shapcott, with the author's signed presentation inscription to him (dated 1980) on the dedication page. More
SPIRIT OF YOUTH.
Children's Anthology. With a Foreword by Field-Marshal Earl Wavell. Pp. [136], frontispiece, plus 14 plates, index; f'cap. 4to; corners of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, the backstrip browned, torn at extremities and slightly tape marked; name in ink on upper..... More
DIAMONDS IN DISGUISE.
Pp. [iv]+218; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper, front panel a trifle creased; Severn House, London, 2009.First edition. *A Crown Prince Gregory mystery. More
A FINAL DISCORD.
Pp. [iv]+252; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Severn House, London, 2005. First edition. More
POEMS: 1914-1919.
Pp. 58+[2](blank, colophon), errata slip tipped-in at front; bound by Roger de Coverly & Sons in full green morocco, spine lettered in gilt between raised bands, the boards with gilt ruled edges, a trifle sprung, edges and spine faded to brown and lightly rubbed; a.e.g.; dentelles decorated in gilt; book..... More
THE CREST OF THE BROKEN WAVE.
A novel of the life and loves of Robert Burns. Pp. 320; endpaper map; dust wrapper, backstrip browned, edges lightly split and chipped; edges of leaves quite foxed; Collins, 1953. First edition. *Fourth and penultimate novel in the series based on the life of Robert Burns. More
THE NEW ENQUIRY: A Preview. Parts 1, 2 and 3.
Contained in three issues of The Book Collector. Volume 31, No. 4, Winter 1982. Pp. 405-544(including advertisements), text illustrations; Volume 32, No. 1, Spring 1983. Pp. 128(including advertisements), text illustrations; Volume 32, No. 2, Summer 1983. Pp. 129-256(including advertisements), text illustrations; each demy 8vo; different coloured printed stiff paper wrappers..... More
VISIBLE VOICES.
Translating Verse into Script & Print 3000 BC-AD 2000. Pp. xii+180(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (some full page), notes, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers with flap folds, faintly soiled, book label of David Levine, Sydney, on verso of upper wrapper; tiny stain..... More
THE DISPOSAL OF THE LIVING.
Pp. 184(last blank); top fore-corners of boards bumped, bottom fore-corner of upper board bruised; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed; top fore-corners of last few leaves a trifle creased; The Crime Club/Collins, London, 1985. First edition. *Published in America as Fete Fatale. More
CROSS CHANNEL.
Pp. [viii]+212(last blank); dust wrapper; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Jonathan Cape, London, 1996. First edition. *Short stories. More
THE LEMON TREE.
Pp. [viii]+214(last blank); boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, faintly creased at top edge; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Jonathan Cape, London, 2004. First edition. *Short stories. More
LOVE, ETC.
Pp. [viii]+230(last colophon, blank); fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2001. First U.S. edition. *A sequel to Talking It Over. More
POEMS OF RURAL LIFE IN THE DORSET DIALECT.
Pp. xii+468(last blank)+44(publisher's catalogue, partly unopened), glossary (A list of some Dorset words with a few hints on Dorset word-shapes); cr. 8vo; dark green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered in gilt and decorated in black, boards a trifle scuffed, edges lightly rubbed, the spine extremities and fore-corners of boards worn..... More
THE AFFECTIONATE SHEPHERD.
Pp. 58, illustrated throughout; narrow super roy. 4to; beige papered boards, lettered and decorated in grey; uncut; within tan cloth portfolio; occasional light foxing; Old Stile Press, Llandogo, Gwent, Wales, 1998. Edition limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. *The Affectionate Shepheard was originally published anonymously in..... More
STRANGER IN GALAH.
Pp. 224(last blank); boards a trifle canted, the top fore-corners faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and chipped; bottom fore-corners of last couple of leaves slightly creased, a little light foxing; Longmans, Green, London, 1958. First edition. Loder 11; Hubin p. 52. Author's third book. More