Literature from Books Bought and Sold

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd Beautifully illustrated book, 179 pages in very bright clean condition, 12 full page color illustrations plus smalle b/w illustrations , all present as listed, illustrated endpapers. Gift insctiption on half title page dated 1924 no other date in book. NO dustwrapper, outer illustrated boards are bright and clean.Very light rubbing to corners and top… Read more about this item

Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Very bright clean hardcover in dustwrapper,small closed tear to bend bottom of front flap of wrapper 1¼ inches long. many photographs and illustrations accompany the text. A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 23.5 x 16 Cms. Hardcover.

UK: New English Library, 1992. First edition of this book 320 pages in bright clean condition . Many B/w photographs and all present as published plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped. outer boards are clean, A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST .… Read more about this item

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988. First UK edition of this book, 276 pages in very bright clean condition, Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean just small mark on spine, not price clipped.. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First UK Edition. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8 x 5¼ Inches.… Read more about this item

Birmingham UK: New English Library , 1990. First UK Edition of this book Signed by David Mace on title page, 252 pages in very bright clean condition. Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped.. A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . Signed by Author. First UK… Read more about this item

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1938. First edition of this book by Don Betteridge pseudonym of author Bernard Newman. Contains 281 pages plus 6 pages of adverts at rear. Pages in overall clean condition, just some foxing to outer edges of pages which comes into the book very slightly in a few places and very occassional small spots elsewhere.NO… Read more about this item

London: Longmans Green and Co, 1951. First UK edition of this book, 330 pages in overall clean condition just a light mark to last two pages see image.small foxing spots to outer edges of pages and front endpaper not elsewhere inside, Dustwrapper is rubbed and worn to edges with some light marking to rear, has been price clipped.light browning to… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber , 1954. First UK edition of this book, 156 pages in bright clean condition just some browning to front and rear endpapers where dust wrapper flaps have lain.Dustwrapper is a little browned on the inside and small closed tear to bottom right edge, not price clipped 10s 6d net.. Outer boards are clean, … Read more about this item

London: Jarrolds Ltd , 1917. The Bomb-Makers: Being Some Curious Records Concerning The Craft And Cunning Of Theodore Drost. No date other than 1917 in the book,believed to be Uk first edition of this book but not sure. INSCRIBED by WILLIAM LE QUEUX on front endpaper To Alfred P Portsmouth with kindest returns of William Le Queux Dec… Read more about this item

London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1917. No date other than 1917 in the book,believed to be Uk first edition of this book but not sure. INSCRIBED by WILLIAM LE QUEUX on front endpaper To Mrs Portsmouth with kindest returns from William Le Queux Sept 18.Contains 246 pages, in overall clean condition just browning to first couple of pages… Read more about this item

London: Henry and Co, 1892. First edition of this book from the Whitefriars Library series. 202 pages plus 6 pages of adverts at rear all in clean condition . 3 B/w photographs inclding one of author. NO dustwrapper, outer iluustrated boards boards are clean and bright, A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. First UK edition of this book, 220 pages in bright,clean condition.Dustwrapper is a lightly marked and slightly darkened on spine, not price clipped. Outer boards are bright and clean, A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First UK Edition. Boards. Very Good/Good Plus. 7 ½ x… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Brothers , 1899. 1899 reprint of this book, 309 pages iplus two pages of adverts n overall clean condition just the very occassional small mark and some light browning to outere edges of pages. Previous owners details on front endpaper dated 1899. Contains 25 b/w illustrations,all present as listed. NO dustwrapper, outer boards are overall… Read more about this item

London: Alencon Imprimerie Felix Guy et Cie Revised and corrected edition of this work, originally printed for private circulation for the Kama Shastra Society London in 1886, this is a facsimile edition by Alencon Imprimerie Felix Guy et Cie, believed published in the early 1900s. Rebound at some time in blue boards with a paisley design.Contains 236… Read more about this item

London: W. Strahan, J Rivington and Sons,, 1784. Four volumes of this work not credited but is Tobias Smollett. Original publications from 1784 bound in half leather with marbelled boards, bound with illustrated frontispieces opposite title page in each volume, no half tilte pages bound in. Volume one 263 pages,volume two 298 pages, volume three 282 pages and volume four… Read more about this item

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd , 1949. Very informative book on the literature of Hamlet from a psycho analysitic point of view, 166 pages in overall bright clean condition just some browning to endpapers and some foxing spots to outer edges of pages, not inside, few occasional pencil ticks and lines in blank margins. Dustwrapper is a little browned to… Read more about this item

London: MacMillan and Co Ltd, 1906. First edition of this book, 366 pages plus 10 pages of adverts at rear all in bright clean condition just some light browning to endpapers and outer edges of pages, top outer edges of pages are gilt bright but a little dusty from age, NO dustwrapper, outer boards have a few small light marks… Read more about this item

London: Verner Hood and Sharp and Longman Hurst Rees and Orme, 1806. Paul and Virginia translated from the French of Bernardin Saint Pierre by Helen Maria Williams, seventh edition 1806. Contains 170 pages in mostly clean condition but some heavy to medium foxing to plates and a few pages the plates are on a heavier paper and seems to… Read more about this item

London: Arthur Humphreys, 1911. Original publcation from 1911 historical history of the Borgias which has been embellished somewhat by author Alexandre Dumas. 368 pages in overall bright clean condition just some faint marking to top blank edges of some early pages, very light foxing to top edge of blank rear endpaper not inside the whitenes of the pages is… Read more about this item

London: Bell and Daldy, 1861. Original publication this book published in 1861relating parables from nature involving trees insects and other s from the natural World.196 pages in good condition, some occasional light foxing throughout, small water stain to top blank corners of last three pagesSEE IMAGES. 15 B/w full page illustrations,all present as called for NO dustwrapper,… Read more about this item