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	Difficulties with Girls [1] Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] (Book #ID 7486) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London First Edition 1988. 1988. First edition hard back bound in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, publisher's grey end papers. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 276 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Fine in Fine dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Poets and Prophets Maurois, Andre [Translated by Hamish Miles] (Book #ID 7601) Published by Cassell & Company, Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London First Edition 1936. 1936. First edition hard back. 249 pp. Dusty page edges, spine slightly tanned, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1926-1945 Category	£7.50 Convert currency

	Mr Barrett's Secret and Other Stories Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] (Book #ID 9913) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London Second edition 1993. 1993. Hard back publisher's original light blue paper covered boards, gilt stamping. 8vo 8¾" x 6" 185 pp. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, never thumbed. As new. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the SHORT STORIES (Novella) Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	Tomorrow Will Be Sunday Amis, Breton (Book #ID 76835) Published by Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 178-202 Great Portland Street, London circa 1946. London circa 1944. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate grey paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 192 printed pages of text. Spine ends scuffed, tape repair to the bottom corner of the last page, war economy standard paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition period art work dust wrapper with tape repairs to the inside of the upper and lower edges, nicks and chips to the edges and corners, not price clipped 9s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category	£40.00 Convert currency

	Difficulties with Girls [2] Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] (Book #ID 14247) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London First Edition 1988. 1988. First edition hard back bound in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, publisher's grey end papers. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 276 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Fine in Fine dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Blastpipe \| The Journal Of The Scottish Railway Preservation Society, No. 104 (Autumn 1994) + Two Related Flyers Edited by Hamish Stevenson And David Stirling (Book #ID 92458) Published by The Scottish Railway Preservation Society First Edition Autumn 1994. 1994. First edition in publisher's original stapled illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 36 (including the covers) printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the RAILWAYS & LOCOMOTIVES Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	First Steps to Lawn Tennis Beamish, A. E. [Illustrated from Photographs by E. H. D. Sewell] (Book #ID 18825) Published by Mills and Boon Ltd., 49 Rupert Street, London First Edition 1922. 1922. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 95, 16 [pp] catalogue. 24 monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Tape mark on plate facing page 28, slight snagging of cloth to spine tips and edges, dusty page edges, touch of sporadic foxing to a couple of pages. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the SPORT [Lawn Tennis] Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	A Comeback for Stark Reade, Hamish (Book #ID 92167) Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square London First Edition 1968. 1968. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 191 printed pages of text. Dusty page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with only minor rubbing, not price clipped 21s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the DETECTIVE \| CRIME FICTION Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Other People: A Mystery Story Amis, Martin [Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 - 19 May 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter]. (Book #ID 22133) Published by Vintage, London 1991. 1991. Mass market paperback in Fine condition. 207 pages. ISBN 0099769018. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the PAPERBACKS Category	£6.50 Convert currency

	Bartók \| His Life and Times (Composers in their Lives and Times Series) Milne, Hamish [Béla Viktor János Bartók (25 March 1881 - 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist]. (Book #ID 114103) Published by Midas Books, 12 Dene Way, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent \| Hippocrene Books, Inc., 171 Madison Avenue, New York First Edition 1982. 1982. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original chestnut brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 7½''. Contains 112 pp with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MUSIC [Classical] Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	The Shadowless Man \| Peter Schlemihl (The St. Martin's Illustrated Library of Standard Authors Series) Von Chamisso, Adelbert [Adelbert von Chamisso (30 January 1781 - 21 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist, and author of this book, Peter Schlemihl, a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso(t) de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt]. Translated by Sir John Bowring. [Illustrated by Gordon Browne]. (Book #ID 97009) Published by Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, London 1910. 1910 Hard back binding in publisher's original navy, yellow and brown illustrated blue cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine [worn] and to the front cover, illustrated end papers. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½''. Contains colour frontispiece, [xxiv], 2, 106 printed pages of text with 16 full-page single-sided monochrome plates on quality art paper, 12 text illustrations and various headers. Front free end paper missing, rubbing to the covers, text block without any age toning or foxing to the paper and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Voltaire Maurois, André [Translated from the French by Hamish Miles] Voltaire, François (Marie de Arouette de) 1694-1778. (Book #ID 45391) Published by Peter Davies Ltd., St Ann's Press, Park Road, Altrincham, London First UK Edition 1932. London 1932. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt and blue title and author block lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 158 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Charming book plate, light offsetting, without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BIO (Résumé, Memoir) Category	£7.00 Convert currency

	The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [British Edition] Volume 2 No. 12 November 1961. Brian W. Aldiss, Kingsley Amis, Isaac Asimov [Contribute to:] (Book #ID 46685) Published by Atlas Publishing Co. Ltd., London by Arrangement with Mercury Press Inc., New York November 1961. 1961. Publisher's original colour card wrap covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Slight tanning to the page margins, tiny rubs to the tips and in Very Good clean and sound condition. We currently hold 175 other Fantasy Science Fiction Magazine titles in stock. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	One Fat Englishman Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] Jacket design by Janet Halverson (Book #ID 54478) Published by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 757 Third Avenue, New York First US Edition 1964. New York 1964. Hard back binding in publisher's original airforce blue cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 192 printed pages of text. Superficial rubs to the spine tips and corners, with ownership markings to the half title page. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slight sun fading to the spine, small nicks to the edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Haji Jiva Haji Khamisa & Co. Madras (Diamond) Original Unused Antique Gummed Paper Packing Crate \| Shipping Label \| Import - Export Label Haji Jiva Haji Khamisa & Co. Madras (Book #ID 115646) circa 1930 5'' x 4''. Colour printed onto gummed paper. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the NEEDLEWORK & TEXTILES Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	I Want It Now Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] Jacket design by George Coral (Book #ID 54178) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square London First Edition 1968. London 1968. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 255 printed pages of text. Spine ends slightly turned in, minimal foxing to the edges, without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Good condition period artwork dust wrapper with rubs along the edges, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Miniature Portraits; From the Historiettes of Tallemant des Réaux 1619-1692 Tallemant, Gédéon [Sieue des Réaux] Translated by Hamish Miles (Book #ID 76050) Published by Guy Chapman, First Thus Edition 1925. London 1925. First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering, untrimmed page edges. 8vo. 10½'' x 7''. Contains [xiv] 182 [i] printed pages of text. Neat bookplate inside, light foxing to the end papers and page edges and in Very Good sound condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the BIO (Résumé, Memoir) Category	£18.00 Convert currency

	Wings Aflame; The Biography of Group Captain Victor Beamish Stokes, Doug [Jacket design by Peter Endsleigh Castle] Drawings by Cuthbert Orde [Group Captain Victor Beamish] (Book #ID 60011) Published by William Kimber & Co. Limited, 100 Jermyn Street, London First Edition 1985. London 1985. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 191 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition art work dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0718305566 Click here to select books from the BATTLE OF BRITAIN Category	£17.50 Convert currency

	In Search of Runs Amiss, Dennis [With Michael Carey] (Book #ID 62284) Published by Stanley Paul & Company Ltd., 3 Fitzroy Square, London First Edition 1976. London 1976. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 12 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small rubs to the upper corners, not price clipped, spine not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091267803 Click here to select books from the SPORT [Cricket] Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Beamish Correspondence Course of Lawn Tennis; Special Lesson Beamish, A. E. (Book #ID 64628) Published by the Beamish School of Lawn Tennis Ltd., 26-27 Stephen's House, Westminster, London circa 1923. Publisher's original printed orange card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 4¼''. Contains 16 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the SPORT [Lawn Tennis] Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	The Wild and The Tame Beamish, Huldine [Illustrations by Elizabeth Gray] Jacket Design by Walburga Breitenfeld (Book #ID 68446) Published by Geoffrey Bles Ltd., 52 Doughty Street, London First Edition 1957. London 1957. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ginger cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 189 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends and corners creased with tiny rubs, foxing to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the upper and lower gutters and corners, rubs to the fore edges, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the RURAL VILLAGE LIFE Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Blastpipe \| The Journal Of The Scottish Railway Preservation Society, No. 108 (Autumn 1995) Edited by Hamish Stevenson And David Stirling (Book #ID 92468) Published by The Scottish Railway Preservation Society First Edition Autumn 1995. 1995. First edition in publisher's original stapled illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 36 (including the covers) printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the RAILWAYS & LOCOMOTIVES Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	The Boy's Story of Lindbergh; The Lone Eagle Beamish, Richard J. [Colonel Charles Lindbergh] (Book #ID 76385) Published by The Boy's Own Paper Office, 4 Bouverie Street, London First UK Edition 1928. London 1928. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original moss green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, illustrated colour onlay to the upper panel. 8vo 9'' x 6½''. Contains 320 printed pages of text with full-page monochrome photographs on art paper throughout. Ink message dated 1929 to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition panoramic artwork dust wrapper with 10 mm chip across the top of the spine, shallow rubs to the corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AVIATION & AERONAUTICS Category	£30.00 Convert currency

	Russian Hide and Seek \| A Melodrama Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] (Book #ID 114712) Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 3 Fitzroy Square, London First Edition 1980. 1980. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 240 pp. Hint of tanning to the closed text block edges. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Winter's Tales I [Contributions from: Kingsley Amis, Gerald Hanley, Storm Jameson, V. S. Pritchett, William Cooper, Frank O'Connor, Osbert Sitwell, etc.] (Book #ID 78626) Published by St. Martin's Press Inc., New York, USA First Edition 1955. USA 1955. First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 363 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends turned-in with shallow rubs, light foxing to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with wear to the spine ends and upper corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the SHORT STORIES (Novella) Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Nicolas de Staël \| Lumières du Nord \| Lumières du Sud \| Exposition, Le Havre, 7 juin - 9 novembre 2014, MuMa, Musée d'art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre (Nicolas de Staël \| Lights of the North \| Lights of the South \| Exhibition, Le Havre, June 7 - November 9, 2014) + French \| English Exhibition Flyer Organisée par la Ville du Havre \| Catalogue par Virginie Delcourt, Renaud Ego, Michel Collot, et al.] ; [sous la direction d'Annette Haudiquet] ; [co-édité par l'Association des amis du Musée d'art moderne André Malraux] [Nicolas de Staël (January 5, 1914 - March 16, 1955) was a French-Russian painter. He is an impressionist in an abstract style, known for his strong use of colour and thick layers of oil paint, impasses that he often made using a palette knife. His subjects were landscapes and still lifes]. (Book #ID 115137) Published by Gallimard \| MuMa, musée d'art moderne André Malraux, [Paris], Le Havre, 2014. 2014. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 4to. 10¼'' x 9''. Contains 224 pp French text with with colour and archive monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Unused new book. Loosely inserted French \| English Exhibition Flyer. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ART [French] Category	£75.00 Convert currency

	Einstein's Monsters Amis, Martin [Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 - 19 May 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter]. (Book #ID 98296) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1987. 1987. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 127 printed pages of text. Spine ends scuffed, age browning to the edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with shelf rubs to the black of the panels, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0224024353 Click here to select books from the MODERN FIRST EDITIONS Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Joan Miró \| The Ladder of Escape \| Catalogue for the Exhibition at Tate Modern, London 14 April - 11 September 2011 Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale [Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 - 25 December 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona, André Breton, the leader of the Surrealists, called him 'the most surreal of us all']. (Book #ID 113407) Published by Tate Modern, London 2011. 2011. Publisher's original wire stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 6'' x 4''. Contains 24 pp with colour works over 13 rooms throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ART [Surrealism] Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Photographer at the Aldeburgh Festival Luckhurst, Nigel [Arranged and Introduced John Amis, Richard Butt, and Norman Scarfe]. (Book #ID 98742) Published by The Alastair Press, 2 Hatter Street, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk First Edition 1990. 1990. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Landscape 4to. 8½'' x 10¼''. Contains 112 printed pages with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny rub to the top of the spin, not price clipped, £15.00. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1870567560 Click here to select books from the MUSIC [Classical] Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	The Scottish Cat \| An Anthology Whyte, Hamish [Edited by] (Book #ID 107238) Published by Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen First Edition 1987. 1987. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 209 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink name inside. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0080350771 Click here to select books from the CATS [Pedigree Domestic Pets] Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Hamish \| The Memoirs of Group Captain T. G. Mahaddie DSO, DFC, AFC, CZMC, CENG, FRAeS. \| The Story of a Pathfinder (Signed) Mahaddie, T. G. [Group Captain Thomas Gilbert "Hamish" Mahaddie, DSO, DFC, AFC & Bar, FRAeS (19 March 1911 - 16 January 1997) was a Scotsman who served in the Royal Air Force]. General Sir Edward Arthur Burgess, KCB, OBE (30 September 1927 - 8 May 2015) was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. (Book #ID 112161) Published by Ian Allan Ltd., Terminal House, Station Approach, Shepperton, Surrey First Edition 1989. 1989. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original aqua marine cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 166 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Housed in Fine condition open-fronted slip case. From the private library of General Sir Edward Arthur Burgess, KCB, OBE with his personal bookplate 'E. A. Burgess' to the verso of the front free end paper with a SIGNED dedication to him by the author to the title page + cartoon of Mahaddie titled 'Hamish' to the front free end paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) Category	£50.00 Convert currency

	Fernando Léger Correa, Antonio Bonet [Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (February 4, 1881 - August 17, 1955) was a French painter, as well as a creator of tapestry and stained glass cartoons, decorator, ceramist, sculptor, draftsman, illustrator, costume designer, set designer]. (Book #ID 115696) Published by Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 1983. 1983. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 4to. 11½'' x 9''. Contains full-page colour plates, French text. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the ART [French] Category	£8.00 Convert currency

Difficulties with Girls [1]

Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995]

(Book #ID 7486)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, publisher's grey end papers. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 276 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Fine in Fine dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Poets and Prophets

Maurois, Andre [Translated by Hamish Miles]

(Book #ID 7601)

Published by Cassell & Company, Ltd., 37-38 St. Andrew's Hill, London First Edition 1936. 1936.

First edition hard back. 249 pp. Dusty page edges, spine slightly tanned, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mr Barrett's Secret and Other Stories

Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995]

(Book #ID 9913)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London Second edition 1993. 1993.

Hard back publisher's original light blue paper covered boards, gilt stamping. 8vo 8¾" x 6" 185 pp. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, never thumbed. As new. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Tomorrow Will Be Sunday

Amis, Breton

(Book #ID 76835)

Published by Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 178-202 Great Portland Street, London circa 1946. London circa 1944.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate grey paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 192 printed pages of text. Spine ends scuffed, tape repair to the bottom corner of the last page, war economy standard paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition period art work dust wrapper with tape repairs to the inside of the upper and lower edges, nicks and chips to the edges and corners, not price clipped 9s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Difficulties with Girls [2]

Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995]

(Book #ID 14247)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, publisher's grey end papers. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 276 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Fine in Fine dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Blastpipe | The Journal Of The Scottish Railway Preservation Society, No. 104 (Autumn 1994) + Two Related Flyers

Edited by Hamish Stevenson And David Stirling

(Book #ID 92458)

Published by The Scottish Railway Preservation Society First Edition Autumn 1994. 1994.

First edition in publisher's original stapled illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 36 (including the covers) printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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First Steps to Lawn Tennis

Beamish, A. E. [Illustrated from Photographs by E. H. D. Sewell]

(Book #ID 18825)

Published by Mills and Boon Ltd., 49 Rupert Street, London First Edition 1922. 1922.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 95, 16 [pp] catalogue. 24 monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Tape mark on plate facing page 28, slight snagging of cloth to spine tips and edges, dusty page edges, touch of sporadic foxing to a couple of pages. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Comeback for Stark

Reade, Hamish

(Book #ID 92167)

Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square London First Edition 1968. 1968.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 191 printed pages of text. Dusty page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with only minor rubbing, not price clipped 21s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Other People: A Mystery Story

Amis, Martin [Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 - 19 May 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter].

(Book #ID 22133)

Published by Vintage, London 1991. 1991.

Mass market paperback in Fine condition. 207 pages. ISBN 0099769018. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bartók | His Life and Times (Composers in their Lives and Times Series)

Milne, Hamish [Béla Viktor János Bartók (25 March 1881 - 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist].

(Book #ID 114103)

Published by Midas Books, 12 Dene Way, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | Hippocrene Books, Inc., 171 Madison Avenue, New York First Edition 1982. 1982.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original chestnut brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 10'' x 7½''. Contains 112 pp with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Shadowless Man | Peter Schlemihl (The St. Martin's Illustrated Library of Standard Authors Series)

Von Chamisso, Adelbert [Adelbert von Chamisso (30 January 1781 - 21 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist, and author of this book, Peter Schlemihl, a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso(t) de Boncourt, a name referring to the family estate at Boncourt]. Translated by Sir John Bowring. [Illustrated by Gordon Browne].

(Book #ID 97009)

Published by Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly, London 1910. 1910

Hard back binding in publisher's original navy, yellow and brown illustrated blue cloth covers, brown title and author lettering to the spine [worn] and to the front cover, illustrated end papers. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½''. Contains colour frontispiece, [xxiv], 2, 106 printed pages of text with 16 full-page single-sided monochrome plates on quality art paper, 12 text illustrations and various headers. Front free end paper missing, rubbing to the covers, text block without any age toning or foxing to the paper and in Very Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Voltaire

Maurois, André [Translated from the French by Hamish Miles] Voltaire, François (Marie de Arouette de) 1694-1778.

(Book #ID 45391)

Published by Peter Davies Ltd., St Ann's Press, Park Road, Altrincham, London First UK Edition 1932. London 1932.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt and blue title and author block lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 158 printed pages of text with monochrome frontispiece. Charming book plate, light offsetting, without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [British Edition] Volume 2 No. 12 November 1961.

Brian W. Aldiss, Kingsley Amis, Isaac Asimov [Contribute to:]

(Book #ID 46685)

Published by Atlas Publishing Co. Ltd., London by Arrangement with Mercury Press Inc., New York November 1961. 1961.

Publisher's original colour card wrap covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Slight tanning to the page margins, tiny rubs to the tips and in Very Good clean and sound condition. We currently hold 175 other Fantasy Science Fiction Magazine titles in stock. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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One Fat Englishman

Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] Jacket design by Janet Halverson

(Book #ID 54478)

Published by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 757 Third Avenue, New York First US Edition 1964. New York 1964.

Hard back binding in publisher's original airforce blue cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 192 printed pages of text. Superficial rubs to the spine tips and corners, with ownership markings to the half title page. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slight sun fading to the spine, small nicks to the edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Haji Jiva Haji Khamisa & Co. Madras (Diamond) Original Unused Antique Gummed Paper Packing Crate | Shipping Label | Import - Export Label

Haji Jiva Haji Khamisa & Co. Madras

(Book #ID 115646)

circa 1930

5'' x 4''. Colour printed onto gummed paper. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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I Want It Now

Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995] Jacket design by George Coral

(Book #ID 54178)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square London First Edition 1968. London 1968.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 255 printed pages of text. Spine ends slightly turned in, minimal foxing to the edges, without any ownership markings. Very Good condition book, in Good condition period artwork dust wrapper with rubs along the edges, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Miniature Portraits; From the Historiettes of Tallemant des Réaux 1619-1692

Tallemant, Gédéon [Sieue des Réaux] Translated by Hamish Miles

(Book #ID 76050)

Published by Guy Chapman, First Thus Edition 1925. London 1925.

First thus edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering, untrimmed page edges. 8vo. 10½'' x 7''. Contains [xiv] 182 [i] printed pages of text. Neat bookplate inside, light foxing to the end papers and page edges and in Very Good sound condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wings Aflame; The Biography of Group Captain Victor Beamish

Stokes, Doug [Jacket design by Peter Endsleigh Castle] Drawings by Cuthbert Orde [Group Captain Victor Beamish]

(Book #ID 60011)

Published by William Kimber & Co. Limited, 100 Jermyn Street, London First Edition 1985. London 1985.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 191 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition art work dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0718305566

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In Search of Runs

Amiss, Dennis [With Michael Carey]

(Book #ID 62284)

Published by Stanley Paul & Company Ltd., 3 Fitzroy Square, London First Edition 1976. London 1976.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 12 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small rubs to the upper corners, not price clipped, spine not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0091267803

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The Beamish Correspondence Course of Lawn Tennis; Special Lesson

Beamish, A. E.

(Book #ID 64628)

Published by the Beamish School of Lawn Tennis Ltd., 26-27 Stephen's House, Westminster, London circa 1923.

Publisher's original printed orange card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 4¼''. Contains 16 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Wild and The Tame

Beamish, Huldine [Illustrations by Elizabeth Gray] Jacket Design by Walburga Breitenfeld

(Book #ID 68446)

Published by Geoffrey Bles Ltd., 52 Doughty Street, London First Edition 1957. London 1957.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original ginger cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 189 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends and corners creased with tiny rubs, foxing to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the upper and lower gutters and corners, rubs to the fore edges, not price clipped 18s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Blastpipe | The Journal Of The Scottish Railway Preservation Society, No. 108 (Autumn 1995)

Edited by Hamish Stevenson And David Stirling

(Book #ID 92468)

Published by The Scottish Railway Preservation Society First Edition Autumn 1995. 1995.

First edition in publisher's original stapled illustrated card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 36 (including the covers) printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Boy's Story of Lindbergh; The Lone Eagle

Beamish, Richard J. [Colonel Charles Lindbergh]

(Book #ID 76385)

Published by The Boy's Own Paper Office, 4 Bouverie Street, London First UK Edition 1928. London 1928.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original moss green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, illustrated colour onlay to the upper panel. 8vo 9'' x 6½''. Contains 320 printed pages of text with full-page monochrome photographs on art paper throughout. Ink message dated 1929 to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition panoramic artwork dust wrapper with 10 mm chip across the top of the spine, shallow rubs to the corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Russian Hide and Seek | A Melodrama

Amis, Kingsley [1922-1995]

(Book #ID 114712)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 3 Fitzroy Square, London First Edition 1980. 1980.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Contains 240 pp. Hint of tanning to the closed text block edges. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Winter's Tales I

[Contributions from: Kingsley Amis, Gerald Hanley, Storm Jameson, V. S. Pritchett, William Cooper, Frank O'Connor, Osbert Sitwell, etc.]

(Book #ID 78626)

Published by St. Martin's Press Inc., New York, USA First Edition 1955. USA 1955.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 363 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends turned-in with shallow rubs, light foxing to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with wear to the spine ends and upper corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Nicolas de Staël | Lumières du Nord | Lumières du Sud | Exposition, Le Havre, 7 juin - 9 novembre 2014, MuMa, Musée d'art moderne André Malraux, Le Havre (Nicolas de Staël | Lights of the North | Lights of the South | Exhibition, Le Havre, June 7 - November 9, 2014) + French | English Exhibition Flyer

Organisée par la Ville du Havre | Catalogue par Virginie Delcourt, Renaud Ego, Michel Collot, et al.] ; [sous la direction d'Annette Haudiquet] ; [co-édité par l'Association des amis du Musée d'art moderne André Malraux] [Nicolas de Staël (January 5, 1914 - March 16, 1955) was a French-Russian painter. He is an impressionist in an abstract style, known for his strong use of colour and thick layers of oil paint, impasses that he often made using a palette knife. His subjects were landscapes and still lifes].

(Book #ID 115137)

Published by Gallimard | MuMa, musée d'art moderne André Malraux, [Paris], Le Havre, 2014. 2014.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 4to. 10¼'' x 9''. Contains 224 pp French text with with colour and archive monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Unused new book. Loosely inserted French | English Exhibition Flyer. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Einstein's Monsters

Amis, Martin [Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 - 19 May 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter].

(Book #ID 98296)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1987. 1987.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 127 printed pages of text. Spine ends scuffed, age browning to the edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with shelf rubs to the black of the panels, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0224024353

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Joan Miró | The Ladder of Escape | Catalogue for the Exhibition at Tate Modern, London 14 April - 11 September 2011

Marko Daniel and Matthew Gale [Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 - 25 December 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona, André Breton, the leader of the Surrealists, called him 'the most surreal of us all'].

(Book #ID 113407)

Published by Tate Modern, London 2011. 2011.

Publisher's original wire stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 6'' x 4''. Contains 24 pp with colour works over 13 rooms throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Photographer at the Aldeburgh Festival

Luckhurst, Nigel [Arranged and Introduced John Amis, Richard Butt, and Norman Scarfe].

(Book #ID 98742)

Published by The Alastair Press, 2 Hatter Street, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk First Edition 1990. 1990.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Landscape 4to. 8½'' x 10¼''. Contains 112 printed pages with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper with tiny rub to the top of the spin, not price clipped, £15.00. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1870567560

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The Scottish Cat | An Anthology

Whyte, Hamish [Edited by]

(Book #ID 107238)

Published by Aberdeen University Press, Aberdeen First Edition 1987. 1987.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 209 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink name inside. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0080350771

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Hamish | The Memoirs of Group Captain T. G. Mahaddie DSO, DFC, AFC, CZMC, CENG, FRAeS. | The Story of a Pathfinder (Signed)

Mahaddie, T. G. [Group Captain Thomas Gilbert "Hamish" Mahaddie, DSO, DFC, AFC & Bar, FRAeS (19 March 1911 - 16 January 1997) was a Scotsman who served in the Royal Air Force]. General Sir Edward Arthur Burgess, KCB, OBE (30 September 1927 - 8 May 2015) was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

(Book #ID 112161)

Published by Ian Allan Ltd., Terminal House, Station Approach, Shepperton, Surrey First Edition 1989. 1989.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original aqua marine cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 166 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Housed in Fine condition open-fronted slip case. From the private library of General Sir Edward Arthur Burgess, KCB, OBE with his personal bookplate 'E. A. Burgess' to the verso of the front free end paper with a SIGNED dedication to him by the author to the title page + cartoon of Mahaddie titled 'Hamish' to the front free end paper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Fernando Léger

Correa, Antonio Bonet [Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (February 4, 1881 - August 17, 1955) was a French painter, as well as a creator of tapestry and stained glass cartoons, decorator, ceramist, sculptor, draftsman, illustrator, costume designer, set designer].

(Book #ID 115696)

Published by Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 1983. 1983.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 4to. 11½'' x 9''. Contains full-page colour plates, French text. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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