New Arrivals
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1964 London Map Directory, A Street Atlas of London & Its SurroundsLondon: 1964A revised, post-war edition of this scarce map directory of London and its surrounding areas, illustrated profusely in colour, and enclosed in a matching slipcase.
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1894 Papers and Notes on the Glacial Geology of Great Britain and IrelandLondon: 1894The first edition of Henry Carvill Lewis' observations on glacial geology in Ireland and Great Britain, illustrated with a wealth of folding geological maps.
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1900 The Works of Sir Walter ScottLondon: 1900-05A complete collection of this India Paper illustrated edition of the celebrated Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott, complete in twenty-five volumes housed in the original box.
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c1960 Religious Aspects of Extra-Sensory PerceptionLondon: c1960An excellent copy of this very scarce pamphlet concerning parapsychology by Arthur Guildham, the first and only edition of this work.
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1791 A General History of QuadrupedsNewcastle Upon Tyne: 1791A very smart, second edition copy of Thomas Bewick's famous work, 'A General History of Quadrupeds', illustrated throughout and in full calf binding.
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1887 The Mammoth and the FloodLondon: 1887A very smart, first edition copy of this scarce geological work by British political, historian, and geologist, Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth.
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1884 Vestiges of the Natural History of CreationEdinburgh & New York: 1884A delightful and scarce copy of this best-selling and influential work by Robert Chambers, which paved the way for Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species'.
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1900-02 With the Flag to Pretoria and After PretoriaLondon: 1900-02A very smart, heavily illustrated work on the history of the Boer War, complete in four uniformly bound volumes. The first edition of this work.
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1893 The Glacial Nightmare and the FloodLondon: 1893A very smart, first edition copy of this comprehensive methodological work on geology, written by Sir Henry H. Howorth.
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1833 The Geology of the South-East of EnglandLondon: 1833The very scarce first edition of Gideon Mantell's important early geological study of the fossils and rocks of Sussex and Kent. Illustrated throughout with detailed reproductions of the fossils discovered by Mantell.
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1938 The Irish Fairy BookLondon: 1938A lovely copy of the uncommon Adam & Charles Black edition of this collection of Irish folk tales by Alfred P. Graves, illustrated by George Denham and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper.
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1913 Christ at the Time of the Mystery of Golgotha and Christ in the 20th CenturyLondon: 1913A very scarce lecture by Rudolf Steiner, delivered at the London branch of his Anthroposophical society.
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1893 Our VillageLondon: 1893A lovely copy of this successful novel by Mary R. Mitford, first edition with illustrations by Hugh Thomson.
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1957 The Sidi Rezeg Battles 1941Cape Town: 1957A first edition study of this crucial period in the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War, illustrated throughout with folding maps and photographic plates.
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1830 Corso Elementare di Fisica SperimentaleMilano: 1830A decoratively bound Italian work on the science of electricity, an essential work on the subject by Giuseppe Belli.
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1945 CandideNice: 1945A special limited edition of Candide by Voltaire, with illustrations hand coloured by Daniel Jacomet, beautifully rebound in full morocco and housed in matching green slipcase.
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1857 A Month in the Forests of FranceLondon: 1857A Zaehnsdorf bound first edition hunting work by Grantley Berkeley, complete with two hand coloured plates by John Leech.
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2001 The Constant GardenerLondon: 2001A signed first edition, first impression of one of John le Carre's most celebrated novels. -
2006 Hampstead Garden Suburb: Arts and Crafts Utopia?Chichester: 2006A well presented work on the Hampstead Garden Suburb in historical and architectural contexts, with accompanying illustrations and photographs.
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1974 The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. WatsonNew York: 1974A beautiful bibliography on the works relating to Holmes and Watson, an illustrated second printing of this important reference work.
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1966 Esclave AmoureuseAmsterdam : 1966A lovely limited edition of this uncommon French novel by Jean de Chancenes, with illustrations by Jim Black.
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1929 Portrait in a MirrorLondon: 1929A smart signed first edition early novel by Charles Morgan, in the original dust wrapper with the author's inscription to the title page. -
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1924 The White MonkeyLondon: 1924A lovely signed first edition copy of this popular Forsyte novel by John Galsworthy, inscribed lovingly by the author, in the original illustrated dust wrapper. -
2002 Life of PiLondon: 2002A lovely seventh impression of this immensely successful philosophical novel by Tann Martel, winner of the Booker Prize for Fiction.
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1952 The Mixed MenNew York: 1952A smart first edition copy of this exciting science fiction fix up novel by the popular author A. E. van Vogt, in the original decorative dust wrapper.
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1938 The Secret WarningNew York: 1938A nice and uncommon to find first edition first impression copy of this exciting Hardy Boys mystery.
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1944 The Melted CoinsNew York: 1944An uncommon to find first edition first printing of the twenty-third exciting Hardy Boys mystery, complete in the original dust wrapper.
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1957 The HirelingLondon: 1957An exceptional first edition of L. P. Hartley's dramatic novel, presented in a bright dust wrapper.
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1939-59 King Penguin SeriesHarmondsworth: 1939-59A complete collection of seventy-six volumes of the absolutely charming 'King Penguin' series, first editions and early printings with lovely illustrations.
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1915 Exhibition of the Works of Ivan MestrovicLondon: 1915A very scarce program for the Victoria and Albert Museum 1915 exhibition of the works of Ivan Mestrovic, complete with plates throughout.
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1992 The Theatrical Notebooks of Samuel BeckettLondon: 1992-3Some lovely first editions of Samuel Beckett's theatrical notebooks as issued by Faber and Faber, each volume in its unclipped dust wrapper and housed in the original cardboard slipcases.
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1934 After Worlds CollidePhiladelphia; New York: 1934A superior first edition copy of Balmer and Wylie's thrilling science fiction novel, following the destruction of the Earth. In the original striking dust wrapper.
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1968 The Real Inspector HoundLondon: 1968An excellent first paperback edition of Tom Stoppard's short whodunit play, extremely well-received by critics.
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1990 2Vol The Oxford Library of Classic English Short StoriesLondon: 1990A smart two volume anthology of the most celebrates short stories of the twentieth century.
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1969 Still Life With RaspberryLondon: 1969A lovely signed first edition copy of this satirical work on society by Ralph Steadman, an inscribed and numbered copy with a unique Steadman doodle.