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Grey Owl Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin [Belaney, Archibald Stansfeld].
Tales of an Empty Cabin.
Publisher: Lovat, Dickson Limited, London;
Date of publication: 1936
£200.00
INSCRIBED LIMITED EDITION, Number 197 of 250 copies only. Colour frontispiece of the Author from the portrait by Sir John Lavery with captioned tissue guard, and 33 sepia toned photographic plates...
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Rintelen, Captain [Franz] von.
The Return of the Dark Invader.
Publisher: Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited, London;
Date of publication: 1935
£65.00
SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. xiii, [1], 266. Publishers’ scarlet cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Upper corner of upper board very slightly bruised otherwis...
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Barea, Arturo.
Lorca: The Poet and His People.
Publisher: Faber and Faber, London;
Date of publication: 1944
£45.00
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 103, [1], printed on heavy grey paper. Publishers’ bright orange cloth with gilt titles to spine in light orange dust-jacket with red and black titles. Spine tips lightl...
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Williams, Lady Gertrude.
W. E. Williams : Educator Extraordinary.
Publisher: Penguin Collectors’ Society, London;
Date of publication: 2000
£25.00
FIRST EDITION: Limited Edition of 500 copies only. Octavo, pp. 148. Publishers’ blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped blue-and-white striped dust-jacket with portrait of W.E. to lower c...
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Wilkinson, Rev. Edward.
Historic Record of the Leeds Unmarried Women's Benevolent Institution.
Publisher: Privately Printed, & Sold by Bean & Son, Leeds;
Date of publication: 1890
£45.00
THIRD EDITION. Softcover octavo, pp. xvi, 156. Portrait frontispiece of Eliza Wilkinson from an oil painting, and photographic plate of Meanwood Hill near Leeds. Original printed grey card wraps. ...
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Van der Post, Laurens.
The Night of the New Moon.
Publisher: Hogarth Press, London;
Date of publication: 1970
£125.00
First Edition: PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo, pp. 157, [1]. 6 full-page plates as called for, plus a further 2 full-page illustrations within text. Publishers’ blue cloth with gilt titles to spine in u...
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Frankau, Pamela.
Jezebel.
Publisher: Rich & Cowan, London;
Date of publication: 1937
£85.00
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 210, [2]. Publishers’ black cloth with gilt titles to spine an small dragon motif to upper board, in price-clipped purple dust-jacket. Spine tips a little creased; conte...
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Sparks, Jared.
The Life of George Washington.
Publisher: Alphons Durr, Leipzig;
Date of publication: 1859
£45.00
FIRST THUS. Published originally as the first volume in the 12 volume set “The Writings of Washington”, and here presented in an abridged form as a separate work. Octavo, pp. xii, 371, [1]. Brown h...
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Lee, Christopher.
Tall, Dark and Gruesome.
Publisher: Midnight Marquee Press, Inc., Baltimore;
Date of publication: 1999
£85.00
First U.S Edition, with label SIGNED by Christopher Lee. Softcover octavo, pp. 320. Illustrated throughout with archive photographs. Pictorial card wraps. Printed publisher’s adhesive label (still ...
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Kennedy, Stetson.
I Rode with the Ku Klux Klan.
Publisher: Hamilton & Co. (Stafford) Ltd., London;
Date of publication: 1957
£25.00
FIRST PANTHER EDITION. Panther no. 695. Softcover, pp 223, [1] adverts. 4 monochrome, double sided photographic plates. Pictorial card wraps. Minor shelf wear to covers. Spine is creased and gentl...
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Kirk, Rev. John.
The Mother of the Wesleys: A Biography.
Publisher: Jarrold & Sons, London;
Date of publication: 1866
£50.00
Fourth Edition. Octavo, pp. xxii, [2], 351, [9] catalogue. Portrait frontispiece of Mrs Wesley engraved by W.H.Gibbs. Publishers’ pebbled bottle-green cloth with bevelled boards, gilt titles and de...
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Williamson, Henry.
In the Woods.
Publisher: St Albert’s Press,
Date of publication: 1961
£20.00
FIRST EDITION, limited to 1000 copies. As usual, dated 1960 to title page though actual date of publication was January 1961 (and this date appears on the dust-jacket). Octavo, pp. [6], 54. Stiff t...
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