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
Literature
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
FORGET-ME-NOT AND LILY OF THE VALLEY.
Illustrated by S. B. Pp. [ii]+vi+40, printed in blue, coloured half-title page vignette and numerous text illustrations; small cr. 4to; green papered boards, lettered in black, coloured pictorial onlay at centre of upper board, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed..... 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
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
THE ENTRANCING LIFE.
Address delivered on installation as Chancellor of Edinburgh University October 25, 1930. Pp. 22; cream cloth, the upper board lettered and ruled in navy, fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, small name in ink at head..... More
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE Bart., O.M.
Pp. 146, frontispiece, 4 full page illustrations, chronological list of Barrie's works, addenda, index; gilt lettered navy cloth, slightly flecked, edges a trifle rubbed; t.e.g., others uncut; free endpapers faintly offset; The Bookman's Journal, London, 1928. First edition, limited to 520 numbered copies. *With loosely inserted related ephemera. More
BEHIND THE SOCIAL EYE.
Pp. [x]+30; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled; faint stain to blank preliminary leaf; the author, Adelaide, 1980. *Author's first book of poetry, inscribed by him on blank preliminary leaf. More
THE WOLF AT THE DOOR.
Illustrated by the author. Pp. 208, title page vignette, text illustrations; bottom edge of boards slightly bumped; price-clipped dust wrapper, back panel a trifle soiled; a little faint foxing; Michael Joseph , London, 1946. First edition. *Satirist's autobiography. More
THE BANYAN TREE.
Pp. [vi]+238; med. 8vo; boards lightly foxed; dust wrapper with U.K. publisher's price sticker on front flap, faintly foxed, edges a trifle rubbed and split; cancel sticker on verso of title page, a little light foxing; Ashford Press Publishing, Geneva, 1987. *Originally published by Schumacher et Cie, Geneva, in 1984..... More
THE HAPPY CAPTIVE.
Translated from the Spanish by William C. Atkinson. Vinyl-cuts by John Lawrence. Pp. 154+[2](colophon, blank), pictorial title page, text illustrations, endpaper maps; qr. burgundy leather, lettered & ruled in gilt, pictorial beige cloth, the boards a trifle sprung; top edges burgundy; within card slipcase; The Folio Society, London, 1977. First..... More
DEAD, MR MOZART.
Pp. [viii]+184(last blank); demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a couple of faint indentations to upper board, top fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, front panel slightly scratched; text block browned; Little, Brown and Company, London, 1995. *Murder mystery featuring an ageing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Bernard Bastable is..... More
BAR STOOL BOY.
Pp. 80; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edges and backstrip faintly faded, corners a trifle rubbed; WAH publications, Bangor, 1989. First edition. *The author's first book, signed by him on the title page. After leaving school at the age of 16, Bateman joined the County Down Spectatoras a junior reporter, eventually..... More
BELFAST CONFIDENTIAL.
Pp. [vi]+410; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Headline, London, 2005. First edition. *A Dan Starkey book. More