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Hack, Richard
Hughes: The Private Diaries, Memos and Letters
Hardcover in very good condition. First edition. The jacket spine head is a little bumped. Pages are clean; text and images are clear. CM Used
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Nadel, Ira B.
Ezra Pound: A Literary Life
Paperback in very good condition. Light edgewear to covers and price sticker to rear cover. Pages and text clean throughout. AD Used
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Allen, Naomi; Breitman, George (eds.)
Writings of Leon Trotsky (1938-39)
Paperback. Second edition, 1974. The covers and spine are creased and worn; the front lower leading corner has been reinforced with tape. Foxing, tanning and minor marks on the rear of cover and page block. Small amount of correction fluid on the inside front lower leading corner of the cover. Interior very good, with sound binding and clear text. CM Used
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Newley, Alexander
Unaccompanied Minor: A Memoir
Hardcover, first edition & first impression, with unclipped dust jacket. Pages 119-164 have a slight crease/bump to the upper leading corners. Board corners and spine ends minorly bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked, spine is tight. AD Used
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Lamb, Charles; Talfourd, Thomas Noon
The Letters of Charles Lamb, with a Sketch of His Life: Volumes I-II
Hardcover, first edition, complete 2-volume set. Includes half-titles and engraved frontispieces. Bookplate of Sir John Rolt, Attorney General 1866 and Privy Councillor, to front pastedowns and signature of another previous owner to half-title page. Brown cloth boards are tanned at spines and cloth is split along spine sides. Light foxing to internal pages and watermark to FEP of v.2. Spines lightly cocked. Authoritative pencilled notation from previous bookseller to FEP reverse of v.1, easily removed if desired. Text is clean and unmarked throughout. AD Used
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Greene, Graham
In Search of a Character: Two African Journals
Hardcover, first edition in not-price-clipped dust jacket. Light shelfwear to jacket and sunning to jacket spine. Foxing to page block and to jacket rear. Contents clean and spine tight. AD Used
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Greene, Graham
Getting to Know the General: The Story of an Involvement
Hardcover, first edition with unclipped dust jacket. Minor edge and shelfwear to jacket and boards, small pen mark to page block head. No other faults, clean throughout. AD Used
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Robeson, Paul; Foner, Philip S. (ed.)
Paul Robeson Speaks: Writings, Speeches, Interviews 1918-1974
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is shelf and edgeworn, with chipped spine ends and a 3cm tear near spine foot. Small watermark to jacket inside and tanning of jacket edges. Board spine is cocked. Contents are clean throughout. AD Used
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Webster, John
Karl Barth (second edition)
Paperback with foxing to page block foot. No other faults. Very good condition. AD Used
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Safrian, Hans; Stargardt, Ute (trans.)
Eichmann's Men
Paperback in very good condition. Minor wear to cover corners, otherwise like new condition. AD Used
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Cesarani, David
Disraeli: The Novel Politician (Jewish Lives)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Minor shelfwear to jacket and faint mark to page block foot. No other notable flaws, text is clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Valtin, Jan
Out of the Night
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. There are a couple of light scores and a small nick to front near spine side. Boards and pages excellent and clean throughout. AD Used
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Abu-Jaber, Diana
The Language of Baklava: A Memoir
Hardcover, first edition & first impression. Unclipped dust jacket has a small tear to rear upper flap hinge and some minor shelf wear. No other faults, clean throuughout. AD Used
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Ataman, Kutlug
KUBA
Hardcover with spiral binding and purple cloth covers. There is light tanning of page edges and one of the tissue paper protective sheets is creased. No other faults. AD Used
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De La Grange, Henry-Louis
Gustav Mahler, Vienna: The Years of Challenge (1897-1904)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light edgewear to jacket, faint mark to page block lower corner and slightly cocked spine. Contents clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Emeny, Richard
Edward Thomas: A Life in Pictures
Hardcover with printed boards, no jacket. Bumps to upper board corners, no other notable flaws. Clean throughout. AD Used
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Helm, Levon; Davis, Stephen
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band
Paperback in very good condition. Creases to spine and light wear to cover edges. No other notable flaws, clean throughout. AD Used
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Lake, Carlton
In Quest of Dali
Hardcover first edition with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is edge and shelfworn with a couple of tears along the edges; jacket spine is tanned and marked. Rough-cut page block face is tanned. No other faults. Pages excellent, contents clean and spine tight. AD Used
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Dick, Kay
Ivy & Stevie: Ivy Compton-Burnett and Stevie Smith, Conversations and Reflections
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Scarce first edition. Minor shelf and edgewear to jacket, no other notable flaws. Very good condition. AD Used
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Fifoot, C.H.S (ed.)
The Letters of Frederic William Maitland
Hardcover without dust jacket. Red cloth boards are sunned at spine, spine sides and along upper board edges. There are few light markings to front and rear boards; previous owner's name penned to FEP. All other pages clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Zutshi, P.N.R. (ed.)
The Letters of Frederic William Maitland, Volume II
Hardcover without dust jacket. Volume II only. Minor shelfwear to boards, no other notable flaws. AD Used
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Cross, William
Lady Carnarvon's Nursing Homes: Nursing the Privileged in Wartime and Peace
Paperback, number 28 of 100 copies printed. Signed by the author. Minor shelfwear only. AD Used
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Eltis, Sos
Revising Wilde: Society and Subversion in the Plays of Oscar Wilde
Hardcover (no jacket) in good condition. Name of previous owner, the late Professor David Bradshaw, penned on FEP. Pen and pencil marginalia on some pages; all content remains legible throughout. The binding is slightly weak on the title page and reverse of BEP; the rest of the pages are sound. Reprinted 1999. CM Used
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Stuart, Mary; Labanoff, Prince Alexandre
Lettres, instructions et mémoires de Marie Stuart, reine D'écosse; Publies Sur Les Originaux et Les Manuscrits
Hardcover, complete 7 volume set. Text in French. Cloth bound with a gilt decoration to front boards, an emobossed decoration to front and rear boards, and gilt lettering to spines. Former copy of Thomas Weld-Blundell, with his bookplate to each front pastedown. Spines and spine sides are all sunned and the front spine sides of volumes I, III, VI & VII are split. Bindings of volumes V & VII are loose. Piece missing from spine head of volume I. Small amount of pencilled underlining in volume V. Each volume has a portion of page block that remains uncut and there is some minor foxing to internal pages. The texts remain clean and clear. AD Used
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Gorgas, Marie D.; Hendrick, Burton J.
William Crawford Gorgas: His Life and Work
Hardcover without dust jacket. Signed and dedicated by author and subject's widow, Marie Doughty-Gorgas, on FEP. Name of previous owner penned to the same. Page block roughly cut, page block head in gilt. Spine tanned and cocked, corners bumped. Tanning to endpapers and page edges. Text is clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Cumberland, Richard
Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Containing an Account of His Life and Writings: Volumes I - II
Hardcover. No jacket. Contains volumes 1 and 2, with 4 plates. Boards are worn, marked and lightly scored. Spines are worn and creased. Gilded lettering has faded slightly. Small label on spine head of volume 1. Spine ends, edges and leading corners are worn and bumped. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Ink on front pastedowns and title pages. Light stains due to water damage on early and closing pages. Pages are warped. Text is legible throughout. Binding is sound. HJW Used
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Lardner, Rev. Dionysius
The Cabinet Cyclopaedia: Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of Italy, Spain and Portugal: Vol. 3
No dust jacket. Hardcover. Marbled boards with leather-bound, banded spine and leading corners. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Boards are a little rubbed. Some tearing across spine head. Leading corners are rather rubbed. Head of page block is in gilt. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Slight sunning on pages. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Brown leather boards with gilt edging and gilt decoration on spine. One or two very minor scores on boards. Boards are attached to spine a little loosely. Minor wear to spine ends and leading corners. Marbled page block, pastedowns and endpapers. Name inked on title page. Minor foxing, particularly at beginning and end of item. Last page is rather torn along inner edge. Binding is sound, pages are tight and text remains clear throughout. AF Used
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Knighton, Lady
Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, Keeper of the Privy Purse During the Reign of His Matjesty King George the Fourth. (2 volumes)
Hardcover, 2-volume set. Cloth bound with gilt lettering to spines. Volume 1 includes a frontispiece and volume 2 has a facsimilie of a letter from George IV to Knighton. Sunning to spines and board edges; wear to corners and a few marks to both front and rear. Cloth is split at spine foot of volume 1. Signature of previous owner penned to front pastedowns in each. Some foxing to internal pages and to page block. Text is clean and clear throughout. AD Used
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De Bausset, M.L.F.; Mudford, William (trans.)
The Life of Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambrai (2 Volumes)
Hardcover, complete 2-volume set, quarter bound in brown leather with marbled paper sides. Gilt lettering and gilt decorations to spines. Board edges are worn; leather has chipped away on volume 2 at the front upper leading corner and also at the rear spine side near head. Slight split to leather of volume 1 lower front spine side. Light shelfwear to the front paper sides. Minor watermark to gutters of FEP in each and there is sporadic foxing throughout all the texts. This set is in very good condition for the age, text remains clear throughout and the bindings are tight. AD Used
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Pyke, Cameron
Benjamin Britten and Russia (Aldeburgh Studies in Music)
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Handwritten letter from author laid-in. Minor bumps to board corners, no other notable flaws. Clean throughout. AD Used
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Jaquet-Langlas, Marie-Louise
Ombre et LUMIERE: Jean Langlais 1907-1991
Paperback with French text. Signed and dedicated by the author on FEP. Creases to spine and to covers. Light shelfwear generally. Contents clean. AD Used
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Redford, Bruce
Designing the Life of Johnson: The Lyell Lectures in Bibliography, 2001-2
Hardcover. Signed and dedicated by the author on the FEP. The unclipped jacket is very slightly shelfworn. The pages are clean, with clear text and images. CM Used
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Allen, Vivien
Du Val Tonight!: The Story of a Showman
Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. The jacket (unclipped) is a little edgeworn with a few faint scores on the front. Minor bumps to the jacket and hardcover spine ends. Traces of foxing on the page block. The binding is sound and all content is clear. CM Used
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Ackerley, J.R.; King, Francis (ed.)
My Sister and Myself: The Diaries of J.R. Ackerley
Hardcover. Edited and introduced by Francis King. Unclipped jacket with tanning and edgewear. Water marks on the inside edges of the jacket. Signs of wear to the edges of the boards. The page block is foxed; page edges very lightly tanned. Faint water marks on the upper leading corners of the plates. All content remains clear. CM Used
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Stone, Reynolds; McLean, Ruari (intro.)
Reynolds Stone 1909-1979
Paperback. An Exhibition held in the Library of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 21 July to 31 October 1982. The cover is lightly tanned with one or two signs of slight wear. Faint marks on the page block. The pages are clean and sound. 1982 edition with an introduction by Ruari McLean. CM Used
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Bolton, Arthur T. (ed.)
The Portrait of Sir John Soane, R.A.
Hardcover. No jacket. Page block is dirty and foxed. Foxing at front and rear. Binding is sound, and the text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Goldsmith, John (ed.)
Stephen Spender: Journals 1939-1983
Hardcover. Signed by Stephen Spender on title page. Dust jacket is slightly edge-worn, with very minor sunning and one or two light surface scratches and creases. Hardcover spine head is slightly creased. Page block is a little faded, with one or two small marks. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Text and illustrations are clear. AF Used
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Bruccoli, Matthew J.; Kerr, Joan P.; Smith, Scottie Fitzgerald (eds.)
The Romantic Egoists: A Pictorial Autobiography from the Scrapbooks and Albums of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
Paperback in very good condition. Covers are lightly scored, worn and bumped. Minor closed tears on spine. Minor crease on half title page. Pages are clean and contents are clear throughout. HCW Used
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Gerzina, Gretchen
Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Unpredictable Life of the Author of The Secret Garden
Hardcover, first edition & first impression. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly worn at edges and page block has a few small markings. Pages, text and boards are all clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Cooper, Diana
Darling Momster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Her Son John Julius Norwich 1939-1952
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. First edition, first impression. Minor shelfwear to jacket only, no other faults. Very good condition. AD Used
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Thwaite, Ann
Waiting for the Party: The Life of Frances Hodgson Burnett 1849-1924
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is worn at edges and there is foxing on flaps and on inside. Mottled markings to blue cloth boards, foxing to page block and to endpapers. Contents remain clean and unmarked, spine is straight. AD Used
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Moltmann, JURGEN; Kohl, Margaret (trans.)
A Broad Place
Paperback in very good condition. Creases to spine, no other notable flaws. Clean throughout. AD Used
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Nabokov, Vladimir; Nabokov, Dmitri (ed.); Bruccoli, Matthew J. (ed.)
Vladimir Nabokov: Selected Letters, 1940-1977
Paperback with minor shelf and edgewear, superficial crease to front cover and light marks to page block. Contents clean and binding tight. AD Used
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Goslinga, R
Ringel Goslinga Family Tree: (E)
Hardcover with printed boards, no dust jacket. Boards bumped along the edges. No other faults. AD Used
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Benson, Steve; Mandel, Tom (et.al)
The Grand Piano: Part 2
Paperback with unclipped dust jacket. Sunning to spine and minor edgewear to covers, no other faults. AD Used
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Turrill, Joseph; Dawson, E. (ed.)
An Oxfordshire Market Gardener: The Diary of Joseph Turrill of Garsinton 1863-67
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Minor shelf and edgewear to jacket, no other faults. AD Used
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Spencer, Ernest
Welcome to Vietnam, Macho Man: Reflections of a Khe Sanh Vet
Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light edgewear to jacket. Foxing to page block, endpapers and prelims. Text is clean and unmarked, spine is straight. AD Used
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Daniells, Roy
Alexander Mackenzie and the North West (Great Travellers Series)
Hardcover with clipped dust jacket. Edgewear and marks to jacket, chips to jacket spine ends. Previous owner's name to FEP. Foxing to page block and page edges. Boards and text remain clean and unmarked. AD Used
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Rosenthal, Bianca
Pathways to Paul Celan: A History of Critical Responses as a Chorus of Discordant Voices
Hardcover with printed boards, no jacket. Spine slightly cocked, no other notable flaws. AD Used
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Wedderburn, Gren
No Lotus Garden: A Scottish Surgeon in China and Japan
Mylar protected hardback copy that shows some aged related markings, including marks to page block and sunning to jacket spine. Book includes photographs of the period along with an attached map of the region, all in clean and excellent condition. CN Used
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