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Henty, George Alfred [G.A.].

A March On London: Being a Story of Wat Tyler’s Insurrection.

London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1898.

First edition of Henty’s classic historical adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with eight illustrations by W. H. Margetson. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription, bookplate.

Kennedy, Margaret and Basil Dean.

The Constant Nymph: From the Novel of Margaret Kennedy.

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1926.

First edition, second impression of the classic stage adaptation of Kennedy’s Bohemian novel of the same name. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Margaret Kennedy and Basil Dean on the half-title page. In near fine condition. From the library of bibliophile Henry Stuart Maclean Jack with his bookplate to the pastedown. Uncommon signed.

Smiles, Samuel.

Self-Help. With Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance.

London: John Murray, 1908.

Finely bound example of Smith’s best-selling work on the self-improvement; an embodiment of the ideologies of mid-Victorian liberalism. Octavo, bound in full contemporary tree calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, giltContinue reading "Self-Help. With Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance."

Reagan, Ronald.

Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.

Rare official photograph of Ronald Reagan receiving a Life Member Award from the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle. Lengthily inscribed by him to John Heinz, Chairman of the Inner Circle, photographed here pinning Reagan with the award, “Dear John—Can I say that’s a purple heart you are pinning on me? Well anyway. Thanks & all theContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph."

Charteris, Leslie.

The Saint in New York.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935.

Rare first edition of the most popular book in Charteris’ Saint series and the basis for the first Saint film, released in 1938. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition with some expert restoration. An exceptional example.

Kipling, Rudyard. [Edited with an Introduction by Elliot L. Gilbert].

Kipling and the Critics.

London: Peter Owen, 1966.

First British Commonwealth edition, second impression of this compilation of the best pieces of Kipling criticism with contributions by Max Beerbohm, T. S. Eliot, C. S. Lewis, George Orwell, and Oscar Wilde. Octavo, original cloth. Edited and with an introduction by Elliot L. Gilbert. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Catullus, Gaius Valerius. [Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton].

The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus.

New York: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1928.

Limited edition of The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus, translated by Sir Richard F. Burton and Leonard C. Smithers. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with eight full page plates, rebacked. One of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies, this is number 170. From the library of Oliver Craus Safir with his ownership signature and, subsequently hisContinue reading "The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus."

Kipling, Rudyard.

Debits and Credits.

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1926.

First Tauchnitz edition of one of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s most sorrowful collections. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition.

Frank, Pat.

Hold Back the Night.

Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic account of The Korean War. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To my buddy, Alfred Wagg (ed Twagga) A little mouse under the Presidents’ chair? I looked Twagg was there! Pat Frank.” Very good in a very good dust jacket.

Eaton, Shirley; Foreword by Roger Moore.

Shirley Eaton’s Golden Touch: An Intimate Diary of Poems.

Tennessee: Concept Productions, 2006.

First edition of this diary by the famed actress of James Bond’s Goldfinger. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes Shirley Eaton Enjoy.” In fine condition. Foreword by Roger Moore.

Homere, Veda-Vyasa, Marie de France, Burger, Hoffman, Ludwig Tieck, Ch. Dickens, Gavarni, H. Blaze.

Le Pléiade. Ballads, Fabliaux, Nouvelles et Legends.

Paris: L. Curmer, 1842.

First edition of this collection which Carteret considers to be one of the most important illustrated books of the 19th century. Octavo, elaborately bound in full red morocco with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling and stamping to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Le Pléiade. Ballads, Fabliaux, Nouvelles et Legends."

Gainham, Sarah.

The Tiger, Life.

London: Methuen, 1983.

First edition of Gainham’s largely autobiographical final novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph courtesy of Popperfoto. Author photograph by H. Redl.

Deming, W. Edwards.

Out of the Crisis.

Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1986.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Greetings to Mr. Carl Wouden W. Edwards Deming 7 February 1992.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Hamsun, Knut.

Vagabonds.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1930.

First edition in English of the first novel in the Nobel Prize-winning author’s “August” trilogy—Hamsun’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in near fine condition.

Twain, Mark [Samuel L. Clemens].

Extract From Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909.

First edition of the last work published by Twain during his lifetime with C-F on the copyright page. Octavo, original half cloth over pictorial boards, paper spine label, frontispiece in blue and white. In very good condition.

Boll, Heinrich.

Missing Persons and Other Essays.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1977.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the translator in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To May and Peter, with love, Leila October ’77.” Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz. Near fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Missing Persons and Other Essays."

Hemingway, Ernest.

Death in the Afternoon.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.

First edition of early work on bullfighting. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, blind ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature of Ernest Hemingway to the front panel, frontispiece by Juan Gris, illustrated. In fine condition.

Henty, George A. [G.A.].

A Jacobite Exile: Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles XIL of Sweden.

London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1894.

First edition of Henty’s classic historical tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with eight illustrations by Paul Hardy and a map of Central Europe. In near fine condition.

Henty, George Alfred [G.A.].

In Greek Waters: A Story of the War of Independence. (1821-1827).

London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1893.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with twelve illustrations by W. S. Stacey and a map of the Grecian Archipelago. In very good condition. A desirable Henty title.

Henty, George Alfred [G.A.].

On the Irrawaddy: A Story of The First Burmese War.

London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1897.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with eight illustrations by W. H. Overend. In good condition.

Henty, George Alfred.

Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83).

London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 1892.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and decorations to the spine and front panel, illustrated by Gordon Browne. In very good condition. Uncommon.

Henty, George Alfred [G.A.].

The Lost Heir.

London: James Bowden, 1899.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated by Ernest Pater. In near fine condition. Bookplate. Uncommon.

Fenn, G. Manville. [George Alfred Henty].

George Alfred Henty: The Story of An Active Life.

London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1907.

First edition of Fenn’s biography of highly popular 19th century novelist George Alfred Henty. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated with 11 plates including frontispiece portrait of Henty. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription. A sharp example of this rare title.

Rankin, Ian; Alexander McCall Smith; Irvine Welsh. Introduction by J. K. Rowling.

One City.

Edinburgh: Polygon, 2005.

First edition of this collection initiated by four of Edinburgh’s most famous authors to benefit One City Trust, a charity committed to tackling social injustice and inequality in Edinburgh. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh on the half-title page. Introduction by J. K. Rowling. Foreword by Rt Hon. LesleyContinue reading "One City."