Modern First Editions and English Literature

[Russell (George William)] ÒA.E.Ó Voices of the Stones, first edition, 12-line autograph poem signed by the author on half-title, half-tit...

Sackville-West (Vita) Seducers in Ecuador, first edition, remains of T.L.s. from the author loosely inserted, original boards, 8vo, The Hogarth Press,

Sackville-West (Vita) The Garden, number 200 of 750 copies signed by the author, original cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, 1946. £150 -...

Sayers (Dorothy L.) and Jil Paton Walsh. Thrones, Dominations, 1998 ¤ Cooper (Natasha) Prey to All, signed by the author, 2000 ¤ Neel (Jan...

Stein (Gertrude) Money, number 74 of 126 copies, original boards with dollar note mounted on upper cover, oblong 8vo, Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press

Taylor (Alison G.) SimeonÕs Bride, 1995; In Guilty Night, 1996; The House of Women, 1998; Unsafe Convictions, 1999; ChildÕs Play, 2001, al...

Taylor (Elizabeth) Blaming, 1976 ¤ Swift (Graham) Waterland, 1983 ¤ Carter (13). £80 - 120

Trollope (Joanna) A Passionate Man, original boards, dust-jacket, 1990 ¤ Pratchett (Terry) Maskerade, original boards, dust-jacket, 1996 ¤...

Uttley (Alison) Country Hoard, signed presentation copy from the author and a long T.L.s. loosely inserted, illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe, origina

Waugh (Evelyn) Put Out More Flags, slight foxing, covers slightly soiled, 1942; Men at Arms, 1952, first editions, original cloth, second mentioned du

Waugh (Evelyn) Officers and Gentlemen, 1955 ¤ Francis (Dick) Risk, 1977 ¤ Adams (Douglas) So long, and thanks for all the fish, 1984 ¤...

Waugh (Evelyn) Unconditional Surrender, first edition, inscribed by the author to Sir Maurice Bowra, original cloth, spine title gilt, dust-jacket, sp

Wells (H.G.) Tales of Space and Time, first edition, original cloth, a few marks to upper cover, spine spotted and darkened, 8vo, 1900. £80 - ...

Wells (H.G.) The First Men in the Moon, first edition, plates, original gilt-stamped blue cloth, spine very slightly faded, 8vo, 1901. £70 - 90

Wharton (Edith) Ethan Frome, first English edition, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, 8vo, 1911. £50 - 70

Wingfield (R.D.) A Touch of Frost, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket with slight creasing and tiny tears to two corners, 8vo, 1990. £...

Wodehouse (P.G.) Eggs, Beans and Crumpets, covers slightly faded, 1940; The Old Reliable, 1951; Something Fishy, 1957, first editions, original cloth,

Wodehouse (P.G.) Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket slightly rubbed and chipped and with a couple of short tear

Woolf (Virginia) To the Lighthouse, first edition, original blue cloth, dust-jacket designed by Vanessa Bell, some fraying to extremities, spine darke

Woolf (Virginia) Beau Brummell, number 35 of 550 copies signed by the author, decorations by W.A. Dwiggins, original cloth-backed boards, 4to, New Yor

Acton (Harold) Memoirs of an Aesthete, second impression, plates, 1970; More Memoirs of an Aesthete, plates, 1970; Tit for Tat and other Tales, 1972;

Ambler (Eric) Passage of Arms, 1959; The Night Comers, 1956; The Intercom Conspiracy, 1970, first editions, 1st & 3rd with autograph inscription...

Benson (E.F.) Queen Lucia; Miss Mapp; Lucia in London; Mapp and Lucia; LuciaÕs Progress; Trouble for Lucia, 6 vol., reissue, forewords by Miche...

Betjeman (John) Continual Dew, illustrations, original decorative cloth, gilt, chipped dust jacket by McKnight Kauffer, 1937; Old Lights for New Chanc

Blanch (Lesley) Pavilions of the Heart; the Four Walls of Love, 1974 ¤ Longford (Elizabeth, Countess of) Wellington; the Years of the Sword, 19...

Childers (Erskine) The Riddle of the Sands, a Record of Secret Service Recently Achieved, first edition, front free endpaper, half title & foldi...

Clark (Kenneth) Moments of Vision, one of 500 copies, illustrations by Reynolds Stone, half title signed by the author, front free endpaper inscribed

Fleming (Peter) Bayonets to Lhasa, first edition, plates, maps, elegant autograph inscription to Handasyde Buchanan signed by the author, original clo

Grossmith (George and Weedon) The Diary of a Nobody, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, illustrations, some full page, by Weedon Grossmith, 3pp.

Guinness (Jonathan and Catherine) The House of Mitford, 1984 ¤ Mosley (Diana) (38). £100 - 150

Handasyde, pseud. [i.e. Emily Handasyde Buchanan] For the Weekend, 16pp. advertisement at end, London & New York, 1907 ¤ Howard ( Lady Cons...

McLean (Ruari) Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing, first edition, 1963; The same, second edition, enlarged and revised, 1972 ¤ De Vries ...

Mitford (Nancy) The Pursuit of Love, 1945; Love in a Cold Climate, 1949, first editions, both with affectionate autograph inscriptions to Mrs Buchanan

Mitford (Nancy) The Blessing, 1951; DonÕt Tell Alfred, 1960, first editions, both with autograph inscriptions to Mrs Buchanan signed by the aut...

Mitford (Nancy) Madame de Pompadour, plates, 1954; Voltaire in Love, plates, 1957, both with affectionate inscriptions to Mrs Buchanan signed by the a

Mitford (Nancy) The Sun King, 1966; Madame de Pompadour, 1968 ¤ Cecil (Lord David) The Cecils of Hatfield House, 1973; A Portrait of Jane Auste...

Moorehead (Alan) Gallipoli, 1956; The Blue Nile, 1962; CooperÕs Creek, 1963 ¤ Nutting (Anthony) Lawrence of Arabia. The Man and the Motive...

Pascoe (Charles Eyre, edit.) Everyday Life at Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Other Great Public Schools, frontispiece, illustrations, some full page, origin

Sitwell (Dame Edith) Popular Song, Ariel Poems No. 15, illustrations by Edward Bawden, original printed wrappers, [1928] ¤ Woolf (Virginia) The...

Sitwell (Sir Osbert) ÒLeft Hand, Right Hand!Ó. The Cruel Month, second printing, 1945; The Scarlet Tree, 1946; Great Morning, 1948; Laught...

Sitwell (Sir Osbert) Queen Mary and Others, 1974 ¤ Pope-Hennessy (James) Queen Mary, 1867-1953, 1959 ¤ Hibbert (Christopher) The Court at ...

Sitwell (Sacheverell) For Want of the Golden City, 1973 ¤ Coward (No‘l) Pretty Polly Barlow and other stories, signed by the author, 1964 ¤...

Stevenson (Robert Louis) and Lloyd Osbourne. The Wrong Box, first edition, 16pp. advertisement dated January 1889, original cloth, 1889 ¤ Merri...

Waugh (Evelyn) Black Mischief, frontispiece, 1932; Put Out More Flags, 1942; Scott-KingÕs Modern Europe, frontispiece, 1947, first editions, or...

Waugh (Evelyn) The Loved One, illustrations by Stuart Boyle, [1948]; Helena, 1950; A Little Learning, dust jacket, 1964, first or first edition in boo

Waugh (Evelyn) The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox, first edition, plates, autograph presentation inscription to W.P. Watt signed by the author

Florio (John ) The World of Wordes, or Most copious and exact Dictionarie in Italian and English, first edition, title soiled and marginally restored,

Garey (Samuel) Great Brittans little Calendar: or, Triple Diarie, In remembrance of three daiesÉ Whereunto is annexed a short disswasive from P...

Tacitus (Publius Cornelius) The AnnalesÉ The Description of Germanie; The End of NeroÉ Foure Bookes of the Histories, The Life of Agricola...

Stow (John) Annales, or a Generall Chronicle of England. Begun by John Stow: Continued and AugmentedÉ by Edmund Howes, woodcut title, black let...

Camden (William) Annals, or, the Historie of the Most Renowned and Victorious Princesse Elizabeth, translated by R N , third edition, eng

Hayward (Sir John) The First Part of the Life and raigne of King Henrie the IIII, with final blank V4, modern full morocco, ex-library copy with stamp

Lambard (William) Archaionomia , sive De Priscis Anglorum Legibus libri, title in red and black, Anglo-Saxon and Latin texts, errata f. at en

Charles I (King of England) The Kings Cabinet opened: or, Certain Packets of Secret Letters & PapersÉ taken in his Cabinet at Nasby Field, ...

Prynne (William) The substance of a Speech Made in the House of CommonsÉ On Munday the Fourth of December, 1648. Touching the Kings Answer to t...

Fuller (Thomas) The History of the Worthies of England, first edition, engraved portrait, slight marking, ex-library copy, bookplate, stamps on verso

Temple (Sir William) Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands, first edition, with the preliminary blank A1, contemporary presentatio

[Arrowsmith (Joseph)] The Reformation. A Comedy. Acted at the Dukes Theater, first edition, occasional slight age-stains, modern binderÕs cloth...

Langhorne (Daniel) An Introduction to the History of England, title slightly soiled and marginally repaired, little marginalia on O3 and 4, [Wing L395

Buchanan (George) Poemata, engraved title, later calf, gilt, Amsterdam, Daniel Elzevier, 1676 ¤ Jackson (William) Thirty Letters on Various Sub...

[Grelot (Guillaume Joseph) A Late Voyage to Constantinople, translated by John Philips], lacks portrait and all before A3, 6 folding engraved plates o

Sidney (Algernon) The Very Copy of a Paper Delivered to the Sheriffs, Upon the Scaffold on Tower-hill, drophead title, folds, browned, mounted, [Wing

Daniel (Samuel) The Collection of the History of EnglandÉFifth Edition, 2 parts in 1 vol., some spotting, library stamps on titles and elsewher...

Locke (John) An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, third edition, engraved portrait, slight damp-staining to corner of preliminaries and final ff.

Trigge (Thomas) Calendarium Astrologicum: or an Almanack for the Year of Christ 1700, printed in red and black, woodcut, last leaf corner defective wi

Beaumont (John) An Historical, Physiological and Theological Treatise of Spirits, Apparitions, Witchcrafts, and other Magical Practices, first edition

Defoe (Daniel) Jure Divino, a Satyr, first edition, engraved portrait by Van der Gucht, title slightly soiled, modern half morocco, ex-library copy wi

Nicolson (William) The English Historical Library, Printed for T.Childe and R.Knaplock, 1714 ¤ Barrington (Sir Jonah) Historic Memoirs of Irela...

Bacon (Sir Francis, Earl of Verulam) The Essays, or Councils, Civil and Moral, 3 parts in 1 vol., a little very light spotting, Blundell bookplate, co

Rushworth (John) Historical Collections of Private Passages of State, 8 vol., 1721 ¤ Nalson (John) An Impartial Collection of the Great Affairs...

Nisbet (Alexander) A System of HeraldryÉ, vol.1 only (of 2), 2 parts in 1, first edition, title in red and black, dedication with engraved coat...

Guillim (John) A Display of Heraldry, sixth edition, title in red and black, engraved portraits and plates, woodcut coats-of-arms throughout, lacking

[Pyron du Martre (Marc Antoine)] ÒM.A. PornyÓ. The Elements of Heraldry. The Second Edition Corrected, half-title, frontispiece, 24 plates...

Edmondson (Joseph) A Complete Body of Heraldry, 2 vol., engraved portrait, list of subscribers, 24 engraved plates, vol.1 lacking signature S (pp.65-6

Boutell (Charles) Heraldry, Historical and Popular, third edition, chromolithographed frontispiece, 1864 ¤ PapworthÕs Ordinary of British ...

Grazebrook (H.Sydney) The Heraldry of Worcestershire, 2 vol., additional lithographed title, 2 A.Ls.s. from the author loosely inserted, a few pencil

C (G E , Clarenceux King of Arms, genealogist, 1825-1911) [Genealogy of Fletcher and other families], autograph manuscript, a few

Cleveland (Duchess of) The Battle Abbey Roll, with some account of the Norman lineages, 3 vol., frontispiece, original cloth, gilt, a little soiled, 1

Hartopp (Henry, editor) Calendars of Wills and Administrations relating to the county of Leicester, 2 vol., British Record Society , 1902-20 ¤ ...

Fox-Davies (Arthur Charles) The Art of Heraldry, library half morocco, 1904 ¤ Godfrey (Walter H.) and others. The College of ArmsÉ, Survey...

De Walden Library.- De Walden (Lord Howard) A Tudor Book of ArmsÉ; Banners, Standards and Badges from a Tudor Manuscript in the College of Arms...

Fairbairn (James) Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 2 vol., fourth edition, 314 plates, armorial bookplate on verso of fron

Wagner (Sir Anthony) Heralds of England, plates, most coloured, 1967 ¤ Pereira (Harold B.) The Colour of Chivalry, tipped-in colour plates, dec...

Burke (John) A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, 4 vol., facsimile reprint, Baltimore, 1977 ¤ Pi...

Congreve (William) The Works, fifth edition, ownership signature on front endpapers, contemporary calf, rubbed, labels defective, 1730 ¤ [Scott...

Trials.- Select Trials, for Murders, Robberies, Rapes, Sodomy, Coining, Frauds, vol. I only, slightly browned, bookplate on front pastedown, contempor

Burghley (William Cecil, Lord).- Haynes (Samuel) and William Murdin, editors. A Collection of State PapersÉ 1542 to 1570, 2 vol., modern half m...

Insurance Policies.- Sun Fire Office Insurance, engraved vignette at head, printed document with manuscript insertions, 3rd April 1744; and 10 other i

Jacob (Giles) A New Law-DictionaryÉThe Ninth Edition, library stamps, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, folio, W. Strahan & M. Woodfall,...

Campbell (Dr. John) & John Kent. Biographia Nautica: or, Memoirs of those Illustrious Seamen, 5 vol., 16 engraved plates and portraits, vol. 2-5...

Lodge (Edmund) Illustrations of British HistoryÉ in the Reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, and James I, 3 vol., portrait frontis...

Holinshed (Raphael) Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 6 vol., 1807-08 ¤ Grafton (Richard) Chronicle, 2 vol., 1809 ¤ Froissart ...

Jones (Sir William) The Works, 6 vol. only (of 13), armorial bookplate, contemporary diced calf, rubbed, head of spines damaged, 1807 ¤ Mitford...

Somers (John, Lord) A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, 13 vol., second edition, revised by Walter Scott, 7 folding plates, later green half m

Scott ( Lieutenant-General W.A.) Battle of Waterloo; Or, Correct Narrative of the Late Sanguinary Conflict on the Plains of Waterloo, first edition, f

Hogarth (William) The Works, with a Comment on their Moral Tendency by the Rev. John Trusler, 2 vol., 159 engraved plates, marginal tear title vol.II,

Southey (Robert) History of the Peninsular War, 3 vol., first edition, titles of vol.I and III, repaired affecting text, modern cloth, ex-library with

Sale Catalogue. A Catalogue of all the Excellent Household Furniture, Prime Strong Beer, Quantity of Excellent Spirits, Brewing UtensilsÉ, pric...

Nichols (John) The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First, 4 vol., engraved frontispieces, 1828 ¤ Fox (Ch...

Tytler (Patrick Fraser) Historical View of the Progress of Discovery of the More Northern Coasts of America, additional engraved vignette title, foldi