Recent Arrivals from artful books

Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No jacket - as issued. 22 x 14 cms (8.5" x 5.5"). Adolf Wolfli (cover). THE BOOK: 'A Voyage', broadcast on BBC radio 4 in 1996, opened new possibilities on the air as it does on the page. Scotland's Poet Laureate Edwin Morgan takes a cinematic… Read more about this item

London : J M Dent, 1958. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Original Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 19 x 13 Cms (7.5" x 5"). Joan Kiddell-Monroe. THE NOVEL: 'Delia Gazed around. It was like the days before Cousin Kate's letter came to stir them up. The real difference was Uncle Garry sitting there, the cat stretched across his knees. "I… Read more about this item

Paris: Menard et Desenne, Fils, 1818. First Thus . Leather Bound. Very Good/No jacket - as issued. 14 x 9 cms (5.5 x 3.5"). PUBLISHING DETAILS: First edition thus of selected works by Beaumarchais, in 4 leather-bound volumes and published by Menard et Desenne, Fils of Paris in 1818. 238, 379, 317 & 315 pages. Size:… Read more about this item

London: Gollancz, 1975. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Original Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 20x13 Cms (8" x 5"). PUBLISHING DETAILS: First UK edition, first printing of this Hugo Award winner from Philip K Dick, published by Gollancz of London in 1975. 222 pages. Size: 20 x 13 cms (8" x 5.5"). Weight: 375g (0.8… Read more about this item

London: Associated Newspapers. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a 1st edition of a charming and comprehensive, vintage guide to the nation's favourite pastime, published by Associated Newspapers of London, undated, but probably circa 1950s. The book is sized approx. 21 x 14 cms (8" x 5.5") and has… Read more about this item

Paris: Guillaume Cavelier, 1691. Leather Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 16 x 9 cms (6.5" x 4"). PUBLISHING DETAILS: Very early edition of this much admired collection of light verse and prose, this being the second volume of two, published by Guillaume Cavelier of Paris in 1691. 240 speckle edged pages. Size; 16 x 9 cms (6.5"… Read more about this item

London: Duckworth, 1946. First Edition 1st Printing. Buckram. Very Good/Fair. 22 x 15 Cms (9" x 6"). Henry Lamb (Frontispiece Portrait). PUBLISHING DETAILS: First printing of the first edition, with the rare dustjacket, published by Duckworth of London in 1946. 318 pages including index, with colour frontispiece portrait of author and tipped in map. Size; 22 x 15… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber. PUBLISHING DETAILS: First printing of the first softback edition of this early novel from the Nobel Prize- winning Pamuk, published at the same time as the hardback version by Faber & Faber of London in 2004. 436 pages. Size; 23 x 15cms ((9" x 6"). Weight; 615g. CONDITION: I would rate the book and dustjacket as… Read more about this item

New York: Dutton, 1952. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 19 x 13 Cms (7.5" x 5"). PUBLISHING DETAILS: Stated first edition of this Mike Hammer classic noir, famously filmed by Robert Aldrich. Published by E P Dutton of New York in 1952. 251 pages. Size; 7.5" x 5". Weight; 320g. CONDITION: I would rate this as… Read more about this item

London: Hutchinson. PUBLISHING DETAILS: First edition, sub-titled 'A collection of folk-lore and fairy tales. Illustrated with 7 colour and over 50 black and white illustrations by Heath Robinson', published by Hutchinson of London in 1934 (though undated). 239 uncut pages. Size; 10" x 7.5". Weight; 1250g, so please check for additional shipping costs, as standard rates will not apply. CONDITION:… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape. In this first edition of her novel, the 2007 Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing has superbly portrayed the tensions and ironies of a certain kind of militant left-wing living of the day, drawing her characters with eloquent subtlety. 'The Good Terrorist' is a book of enormous power, demonstrating Lessing's unusual insight and narrative abilities at their very best.… Read more about this item

Andre Deutsch. This is a first British edition of this 'Bech' novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winner Updike, published by Andre Deutsch in 1983. The book measures approx. 22 x 15 cms (9" x 6") and has 195 pages. The condition of the dusjacket/book is, in my opinion, very good/very good. The dustjacket is complete, with minor rubbing and a little… Read more about this item

Leeds: T Barmby. Decorative Cloth. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Full title: 'The Illustrated Pronouncing Pocket Dictionary of the English Language on the Basis of Webster, Worcester, Walker, Johnson, Etc., with an Appendix Containing Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, and Forms of Address' - with 250 engravings. This vintage little book looks to have been… Read more about this item

London: Chapman & Hall, 1953. First Edition . Simulated Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton argues that many owners or managers are reluctant to collect and analyse the data essential in order to build into the works organisation any real system of internal check and effective control. Lack of control leads to… Read more about this item