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Hickman, Katie
Courtesans
Hardcover. First edition. Signed by the author on title page. Slight edge-wear and one or two scores on dust jacket. Slight bumping on hardcover spine ends. Binding is sound, and the text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Edwards, Samuel
Queen of the Plaza: A Biography of Adah Isaacs Menken
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. First edition. Jacket is marked and lightly worn. Minor abrasion and sticker marks on front of jacket. One centimetre tear on rear lower edge of jacket. Jacket and hardcover spine heads are bumped. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Eastman, Yvette
Dearest Wilding: A Memoir
Hardcover. First edition. With love letters by Theodore Dreiser. Edited, with an introduction and annotations, by Thomas P. Riggio. One or two slight scores on dust jacket. Very slight wear on jacket spine head and upper leading corners. Slight bumping on hardcover spine foot. Pages are bright and clean, and the text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Laffey, Bruce
Beatrice Lillie: The Funniest Woman in the World
Hardcover. First edition. One or two slight scores and bumps on dust jacket. Lower leading corner of front flap is a little creased. Very slight bumping on hardcover spine ends. Newspaper clipping is laid in between pages 164 and 165. Pages are clean, and the text and illustrations are clear throughout. AF Used
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Fitzgerald, Percy (ed.)
The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb: Vol. I.
No dust jacket. Hardcover. Vol. I. only. Leather binding. Book is protected with a clear cellophane wrapper. Boards are a little dirty. Several marks and scores on boards. Decorative spine. Spine is slightly cocked. Minor foxing on page block. Bookplate on front pastedown. Foxing at front and rear, and at several further points. Binding is intact. Text is clear throughout. Used
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Stevenson, R. L.
Memories
Paperback. Reprinted May 1922. Penned dedication on front endpaper. Photographs are tipped in throughout, and all remain present. Extremely aged, faded and grubby covers. Front cover has become detached from spine. Front endpapers are extremely faded and foxed, with much staining, probably caused by water damage. Pages have probable light water damage around edges, and are faded and spotted with age throughout. Binding is very loose. Contents are clear. AF Used
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Cundall, H. M.
Birket Foster
No dust jacket. Hardcover. Decorative front board and spine. A few marks on boards. Spine is cocked and faded. Spine ends are a little bumped. Leading corners are slightly worn and split. Page block is foxed. Some foxing at front and rear, and at a few further points. Binding is visible near rear. Text and illustrations are clear throughout. AF Used
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Clair, William St.
The Godwins and the Shelleys: The Biography of a Family
Paperback in good condition. Some light shelfwear to the cover. Tiny abrasion on the spine foot. Felt tip pen marks on the slightly tanned page block. All pages and plates are clear. CM Used
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Clair, William St.
The Godwins and the Shelleys: The Biography of a Family
Paperback in good condition. Some light shelfwear to the cover. Tiny abrasion on the spine foot. Felt tip pen marks on the slightly tanned page block. All pages and plates are clear. CM Used
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Gordon, Lyndall
Eliot's Early Years
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. First edition. Price-clipped jacket is lightly scored and worn. Jacket spine head is nicked. Upper edges of hardcover are slightly sunned. Ink stamp on rear pastedown. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW Used
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Hopkins, Kenneth
The Powys Brothers: A Biographical Appreciation
Hardcover. Worn dust jacket with several marks. Small tears on rear upper edge of jacket. Slight bumping on hardcover spine ends. Several marks and light foxing on page block. Foxing at front and rear. Minor creasing on inner corners of pages 107 - 110. Binding is sound, and the text is clear. AF Used
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Bailey, Anthony
England, First and Last
Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. Minor wear and bumping on hardcover spine head. Binding is sound, and the text is clear throughout. AF Used
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Aldiss, Brian W.
The Shape of Further Things
Hardcover. Worn, faded and somewhat dirty dust jacket. Small nicks on jacket spine head and front upper leading corner of jacket. Boards appear warped. Hardcover spine is cocked. Slight wear on hardcover spine head. Page block is tanned. Binding is sound, and the contents are clear. AF Used
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Dance, Stanley; Ellington, Mercer
Duke Ellington in Person: An Intimate Memoir
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Includes letter written and signed by Sandy Williams. Photocopy of relevant newspaper article laid in, bearing Val Wilmer's signature dedicated to fellow jazz writer John Chilton. Jacket is lightly scored and worn. Jacket spine head is nicked. Jacket and hardcover spine ends are bumped and worn. Page block and one or two pages are foxed. Spine is slightly cocked but binding remains intact. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Race, Steve
Musician at Large
Hardcover with jacket. Good condition. Previously owned by John Chilton; also includes his letters laid in. The jacket is edgeworn and sunned. Slight ill-fitting of the front inner flap. The jacket inner flaps, page block and BEP are foxed. The FEP is tanned. All text and images are clear. CM Used
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Cochrane, Robert
Risen By Perseverance: Lives of Self-Made Men
No dust jacket. Hardcover. Boards have bevelled edges. A few small marks and scores on boards. Spine is cocked. Spine ends and leading corners are worn and bumped. Page block is foxed. Name of former owner is penned on FEP. Embossed stamp of former bookseller on reverse of FEP. One or two marks on FEP. Small abrasion on rear pastedown. Foxing at front and rear. Binding remains intact, and the text is clear. AF Used
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Bryant, Marsha
Auden and Documentary in the 1930s
Hardcover. Two or three minor bumps and scores on dust jacket. Slight bumping on hardcover spine ends. Pages are clean. Binding is sound, and the contents are clear throughout. AF Used
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Lehmann, John
Christopher Isherwood: A Personal Memoir
Paperback. Minor edge-wear and a few scores on covers. Right edge of rear cover is faded. Slight wear on spine ends and leading corners. Foot of page block is a little marked and scored. Pages are sunned. One or two small marks on pages. Binding is sound, and the text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Callan, Edward
Auden: A Carnival of Intellect
Hardcover. One or two minor nicks, scores and creases on dust jacket. One or two slight bumps on board edges. Hardcover spine foot is slightly bumped. Red stamp with Oriental lettering on FEP. One or two very small marks at front and rear. Binding is sound, and the text is clear throughout. AF Used
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Thomas, R. George
Edward Thomas: A Portrait
Hardcover. First edition. A few light scores and bumps on dust jacket. Slight fading on jacket spine foot. Small nick on upper edge of front flap. Slight bump on lower edge of rear board. Slight bumping on hardcover spine foot. Pages are clean, and the text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Taylor, John Russell
Hitch: The Life and Work of Alfred Hitchcock
Hardcover with jacket. Good condition. First edition. The jacket has some minor edgewear and a few faint scores. Slight tanning on the rear of the jacket. Slight sunning on the hardcover spine ends. The plates are a little tanned. All text and images are clear. CM Used
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Jeremy, David J.; Shaw, Christine (eds.)
Dictionary of Business Biography: A Biographical Dictionary of Business Leaders Active in Britain in the Period 1860-1980: Volume 3, H-L
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Volume three only. Jacket is lightly scored and worn. Jacket edges and spine ends are creased. Jacket spine is sunned. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Winston, Richard
Thomas Mann: The Making of an Artist, 1875 - 1911
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. First edition. Jacket is lightly scored and worn. Jacket spine is sunned. Light crease along hardcover spine. Page block and a few pages are lightly foxed. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Scott, Michael
Nirvana Highway: A Life History of Nathan Wise
Hardcover with jacket. Very good condition. Light edgewear and one or two small dents on the jacket. A few faint marks on the page block. Stamp remains on rear pastedown. All pages are clean and the text is clear. CM Used
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Bates, Randolph
Rings: On the Life and Family of a Southern Fighter
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Jacket is lightly marked and worn. Jacket and hardcover spine ends are lightly bumped. Page block is lightly marked. Previous owner's name penned on FEP. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Marcus, Laura
Auto/biographical Discourses: Theory, Criticism, Practice
Hardcover. Rather edge-worn dust jacket. Jacket has several scores and bumps. Hardcover spine is cocked and lightly bumped. Minor bumping on hardcover spine ends. Lower leading corners of boards are bumped, slightly affecting early and closing pages. One or two light marks on page block. Name and address label of former owner on front pastedown. Text is clear. AF Used
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Tomlinson, Charles
Isaac Rosenberg of Bristol
Paperback in very good condition. 20 pages. Signed and dedicated by the author on the opening page. Minor edgewear and faint marks on the cover. All text and images are clear. CM Used
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Martin, Stanley
The Order of Merit: One Hundred Years of Matchless Honour
Hardcover with jacket in very good condition. Jacket is lightly scored and worn. Page block is lightly marked. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Hatchwell, Richard
Adventure
Paperback. Slight bumping on covers. Slight wear on spine ends and leading corners. Pages are clean and text is clear. AF Used
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Fussell, Paul (ed.)
Sassoon's Long Journey: An Illustrated Selection from Siegfried Sassoon's 'The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston'
Hardcover. Edge-worn, somewhat scuffed dust jacket with several scores and bumps. Some mottled, patchy fading on rear board. Hardcover spine ends and upper leading corners are bumped. Slight foxing at one or two points. Text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Keith, Arthur
Darwin Revalued
Hardcover (no jacket) in good condition. Minor wear and faint mottling on the boards. Sunning on the spine. Light tanning on the endpapers and half title page. The binding is a little visible on the half title page, however the pages remain sound, with clear text and images. CM Used
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Harris, Frances; Hunter, Michael (eds.)
John Evelyn and His Milieu
Hardcover with jacket. Very good condition. Some light wear to the jacket edges. The pages are clean and sound; all text and images are clear. CM Used
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Athill, Diana
Instead of a Letter
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Signed and dedicated by author on title page. Jacket is marked and tanned. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are worn and nicked. Jacket and hardcover spine feet are lightly bumped. Page block and endpapers are tanned and marked. Spine is slightly cocked but binding remains intact. Pages are clean and text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Grigorenko, Petro G.
Memoirs
Water stain on the bottom edge of dust jacket and tail of spine. Bottom corner of front board lightly worn. Contents in very good clean condition. Used
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Koestler, Arthur
Arrow in the Blue: The First Volume of an Autobiography: 1905-31
Hardcover with jacket in acceptable condition. Danube edition. Price-clipped jacket is lightly marked, scored and worn. Jacket leading corners, edges and spine ends are torn, creased and chipped. Hardcover spine ends are lightly bumped. Leading corners are nicked. Page block and a few pages are marked. Minor creases and bumps on some pages. One or two pages are chipped on lower leading corners. Text is clear throughout. Spine is cocked but binding remains intact. HCW Used
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Koestler, Arthur
Scum of the Earth
Hardcover with acceptable in good condition. Danube edition. Price-clipped jacket is lightly scored and worn. Jacket spine head is nicked. Jacket and hardcover leading corners and spine ends are lightly bumped and worn. Minor paper residue on front board. Page block and a few pages are marked. Light creases on early pages. Pages 7 to 10 are detached from binding. Text is clear throughout. HCW Used
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Le Brocquy, Sybil
Cadenus
Hardcover. First edition. Signed and dedicated by the author on FEP. Very worn, dirty and faded dust jacket with several tears and nicks. Boards are tanned and foxed. One or two marks on hardcover spine. Hardcover spine ends and front leading corners are bumped. Front lower leading corner is nicked. Tanned page block. Minor foxing at front and rear. Spine is slightly cocked but binding remains intact. Text is clear. AF Used
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Adler, Gerhard (ed.)
C.G. Jung: Letters: Volume 1, 1906-1950
Hardcover. Translations from the German by R.F.C. Hull. Worn and sunned dust jacket with several marks. Label residue on jacket spine. Lower leading corner of front flap is clipped. Hardcover spine ends are bumped. A few minor marks on page block. Name and details of former owner penned on FEP. Pages are clean. Text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Pollock, John
Kitchener
Hardcover. Some edge-wear and several scores on dust jacket. Text and illustrations are clear throughout. AF Used
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Vegh, Claudine
I Didn't Say Goodbye
Hardcover. One or two minor bumps and scores on dust jacket. Jacket spine and flaps are a little faded. Lower leading corner of front flap is clipped. Minor bumping on hardcover spine ends. Pages are clean. Text is clear throughout. AF Used
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Rogers, Alan
Threads of Friendship: Memoirs of a Bishop
Paperback. Signed and dedicated by the author on the title page. Lightly tanned covers with one or two scores and bumps. Spine head is bumped. Slight wear on spine foot and leading corners. Pages are clean. Text and illustrations are clear throughout. AF Use
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Saunders, Max
Ford Madox Ford: A Dual Life, Volume I: The World Before the War
Hardcover with jacket in good condition. Previously owned by the late Professor David Bradshaw. Bradshaw's signature penned on FEP. Bradshaw's annotations and underlining penned and pencilled on a few pages. Jacket is lightly scored and worn. Upper edges of jacket are creased. Security tag on rear pastedown. Text is legible throughout. HCW Used
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Cary, Joyce
Except the Lord
Hardcover with jacket (wrapper design by BIRO) in very good condition. Name of former owner, the late Professor David Bradshaw, penned on FEP. First edition. Light marks and edgewear to the jacket; small repaired tear on front upper edge. The front inner flap is price clipped and has a label. Light wear on hardcover edges; spine ends are a little bumped. The pages are clean and sound; all text is clear. CM Used
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Huxley, Leonard
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley: Vol. I
Hardcover in very good condition. No jacket. Volume one only. Previously owned by the late Professor David Bradshaw. Bradshaw's signature penned on FEP. Facsimile of the original 1900 edition. Bradshaw's annotations and underlining pencilled on a few pages. Hardcover and page block are marked. Text remains legible throughout. HCW Used
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Cerbone, David R.
Heidegger: A Guide for the Perplexed
Pages are clean, bright and tight throughout. Missing cover jacket. Cover is in excellent condition, with only very minor marking to the front.
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Howard, Elizabeth Jane
Ned O'Gorman: A Glance Back
Paperback in very good condition. CM Used
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Charlton, Anne; Charlton, William (eds.)
Putting Poetry First: A Life of Robert Nichols 1893-1944
Hardcover with jacket. Good condition. Name of previous owner, the late Professor David Bradshaw, penned on FEP. Light edgewear to jacket; the spine foot is creased. The hardcover spine head is bumped. Page 182 has one word circled in pen. The binding is sound, with clear text throughout. CM Used
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Page, Norman
Auden and Isherwood: The Berlin Years
Hardcover with jacket. Name of previous owner, the late Professor David Bradshaw, penned on FEP. Very good condition. CM Used
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Prochaska, Frank
The Memoirs of Walter Bagehot
Hardcover without jacket. Very small mark on the title page, otherwise all in very good condition. CM Used
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Collier, Graham
Cleo and John: A Biography of the Dankworths
Hardcover with jacket. Good condition. Includes a letter, from John Dankworth to John Chilton, laid in. The jacket is a little edgeworn. Slight nick to the inner part of the hardcover spine foot. Foxing on the hardcover edges and page block. The closing index page has a small portion chipped on the upper leading corner. All text and images are clear, with sound binding. CM Used
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