Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical -
Henry Gray F.R.S., Henry Vandyke Carter M.D. (illustrator)
1859 - Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia - First American Edition
A superb copy, in the original publisher’s sheep binding and endpapers, the original black spine label, binding without restoration or rebind, text and illustrations clean, no attempts to colour the illustrations, no handwriting. Rare as such.
Gray’s Anatomy, the book that brought the beauty of the human form to the masses, has remained a landmark text in medical study since its first appearance in print. The first edition, published in England in 1858, was found to have a good many errors, most of which were corrected in this, the first American edition. The corrections, improvements and new index are outlined in the publisher’s note at the beginning of the work.
Illustrated with 363 wood-engraved illustrations by Gray’s colleague and assistant, Henry Vandyke Carter.
‘The success of the book was not due to an absence of rivals. There were already several texts on anatomy... Gray's Anatomy, however, eclipsed all others, partly for its meticulous detail, partly for its emphasis on surgical anatomy, but most of all perhaps for the excellence of the illustrations, based on drawings by H. V. Carter [1831-97], who assisted Gray with the dissections, and engraved by Messrs Butterworth and Heath with remarkable skill. The design of the book, and the skill with which the illustrations were interpolated in the text, could hardly have been improved. For a man in his early thirties it was a remarkable achievement’ [ODNB].
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1859 - Blanchard and Lea, Philadelphia - First American Edition
A superb copy, in the original publisher’s sheep binding and endpapers, the original black spine label, binding without restoration or rebind, text and illustrations clean, no attempts to colour the illustrations, no handwriting. Rare as such.Gray’s Anatomy, the book that brought the beauty of the human form to the masses, has remained a landmark text in medical study since its first appearance in print. The first edition, published in England in 1858, was found to have a good many errors, most of which were corrected in this, the first American edition. The corrections, improvements and new index are outlined in the publisher’s note at the beginning of the work.
Illustrated with 363 wood-engraved illustrations by Gray’s colleague and assistant, Henry Vandyke Carter.
‘The success of the book was not due to an absence of rivals. There were already several texts on anatomy... Gray's Anatomy, however, eclipsed all others, partly for its meticulous detail, partly for its emphasis on surgical anatomy, but most of all perhaps for the excellence of the illustrations, based on drawings by H. V. Carter [1831-97], who assisted Gray with the dissections, and engraved by Messrs Butterworth and Heath with remarkable skill. The design of the book, and the skill with which the illustrations were interpolated in the text, could hardly have been improved. For a man in his early thirties it was a remarkable achievement’ [ODNB].
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The Heart of the Matter - Inscribed -
Graham Greene
1948 - William Heinemann Ltd, London - First Edition
First edition of this classic tale of diamond smuggling and blackmail in a British Colony in West Africa.
Inscribed by Greene ‘For Max, With love from Graham’, and with a rare example of the publisher’s alternative wraparound band.
‘The Heart of the Matter’ was enormously popular upon release, selling more than 300,000 copies in the UK alone. The novel won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and was ranked 40th on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, in 1998. In 2005, the book featured in Time Magazine's 'One Hundred Best English-language Novels, 1923 to Present'. As recently as 2012, Greene's ever-popular novel was shortlisted for the 'Best of the James Tait Black' awards, which are given in three categories: Fiction, Biography and Drama, since 1919.
‘To me the idea of willing my own damnation for the love of God is either a very loose poetical expression or a mad blasphemy, for the God who accepted that sacrifice could be neither just nor loveable.’ - Evelyn Waugh on ‘The Heart of the Matter’.
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1948 - William Heinemann Ltd, London - First Edition
First edition of this classic tale of diamond smuggling and blackmail in a British Colony in West Africa. Inscribed by Greene ‘For Max, With love from Graham’, and with a rare example of the publisher’s alternative wraparound band.
‘The Heart of the Matter’ was enormously popular upon release, selling more than 300,000 copies in the UK alone. The novel won the 1948 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and was ranked 40th on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, in 1998. In 2005, the book featured in Time Magazine's 'One Hundred Best English-language Novels, 1923 to Present'. As recently as 2012, Greene's ever-popular novel was shortlisted for the 'Best of the James Tait Black' awards, which are given in three categories: Fiction, Biography and Drama, since 1919.
‘To me the idea of willing my own damnation for the love of God is either a very loose poetical expression or a mad blasphemy, for the God who accepted that sacrifice could be neither just nor loveable.’ - Evelyn Waugh on ‘The Heart of the Matter’.
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The Spy s Bedside Book : An Anthology -
Graham Greene, Hugh Greene
1957 - Rupert Hart-Davis, London - First Edition
‘That night I slept but little’ - William Le Queux.
Brilliant – Full of fantastic short stories, poems and advice from such espionage greats as Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Kipling, Ian and Peter Fleming, Joseph Conrad, John Buchan, Eric Ambler, Fenimore Cooper, T.E. Lawrence, Dennis Wheatley, and Somerset Maugham. With occasional in-text illustrations and diagrams.
Topics grouped under headings including Tricks of the Trade; Hazards of the Profession; Some Simple Disguises; Professional Perquisites and Delights of the Profession.
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1957 - Rupert Hart-Davis, London - First Edition
‘That night I slept but little’ - William Le Queux. Brilliant – Full of fantastic short stories, poems and advice from such espionage greats as Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Kipling, Ian and Peter Fleming, Joseph Conrad, John Buchan, Eric Ambler, Fenimore Cooper, T.E. Lawrence, Dennis Wheatley, and Somerset Maugham. With occasional in-text illustrations and diagrams.
Topics grouped under headings including Tricks of the Trade; Hazards of the Profession; Some Simple Disguises; Professional Perquisites and Delights of the Profession.
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The People of the Mist -
H. Rider Haggard
1894 - Longmans, London - First Edition
First edition of this superb tale of a British treasure hunter in the wilds of the Dark Continent seeking his fortune and instead discovering romance (scantily clad naturally), lost races and malignant local deities who are not fond of intruding square jawed stiff upper-lipped types. By one of the most influential adventure novelists of the 19th century. Dramatically illustrated with 16 full page plates by Arthur Layard.
Hoping to discover the titular long lost civilisation, and regain his honour and fortune, destitute English aristocrat Leonard Outram set sails from the cold English shores into the heart African Coast, and soon discovers that the expedition may be more challenging than he had initially supposed. Joined by the newly-escaped Juanna, Otter; the formidable Zulu warrior, the three set about decoding ciphers, dodging trap-laden temples, and escaping imminent death in one of the most hair-raising sled chases ever written.
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1894 - Longmans, London - First Edition
First edition of this superb tale of a British treasure hunter in the wilds of the Dark Continent seeking his fortune and instead discovering romance (scantily clad naturally), lost races and malignant local deities who are not fond of intruding square jawed stiff upper-lipped types. By one of the most influential adventure novelists of the 19th century. Dramatically illustrated with 16 full page plates by Arthur Layard.Hoping to discover the titular long lost civilisation, and regain his honour and fortune, destitute English aristocrat Leonard Outram set sails from the cold English shores into the heart African Coast, and soon discovers that the expedition may be more challenging than he had initially supposed. Joined by the newly-escaped Juanna, Otter; the formidable Zulu warrior, the three set about decoding ciphers, dodging trap-laden temples, and escaping imminent death in one of the most hair-raising sled chases ever written.
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She. A History of Adventure -
H. Rider Haggard
1887 - Longmans, London - First English Edition, First Issue
‘And now it appeared that there was a mysterious Queen clothed by rumour with dread and wonderful attributes, and commonly known by the impersonal, but, to my mind, rather awesome title of She’
First edition, first issue, and illustrated with two colour plates of The Sherd of Amenartas.
Inspired by Haggard’s experiences of colonial South Africa, and written in just over six weeks, the enigmatically titled She is one of the finest examples of Lost World literature. First published as a serialised work in 1886, H. Rider Haggard’s gothic tale introduced the late Victorian public to one of the most terrifying and sinister female antagonists ever written, ‘she-who-must-be-obeyed’, causing not a small amount of controversy over his portrayal of the villainous Ayesha, as one of the first examples of a true femme fatale. An instant hit at the time of it’s publication, ‘She’ has since become one of the best-selling books of all time.
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1887 - Longmans, London - First English Edition, First Issue
‘And now it appeared that there was a mysterious Queen clothed by rumour with dread and wonderful attributes, and commonly known by the impersonal, but, to my mind, rather awesome title of She’First edition, first issue, and illustrated with two colour plates of The Sherd of Amenartas.
Inspired by Haggard’s experiences of colonial South Africa, and written in just over six weeks, the enigmatically titled She is one of the finest examples of Lost World literature. First published as a serialised work in 1886, H. Rider Haggard’s gothic tale introduced the late Victorian public to one of the most terrifying and sinister female antagonists ever written, ‘she-who-must-be-obeyed’, causing not a small amount of controversy over his portrayal of the villainous Ayesha, as one of the first examples of a true femme fatale. An instant hit at the time of it’s publication, ‘She’ has since become one of the best-selling books of all time.
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The Old Man and The Sea -
Ernest Hemingway
1952 - Charles Scribner's Sons, New York - First Edition, First Issue
‘I am a strange old man’.
‘But are you strong enough now for a truly big fish?’
‘I think so. And there are many tricks’.
A bright fine first edition.
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1952 - Charles Scribner's Sons, New York - First Edition, First Issue
‘I am a strange old man’.‘But are you strong enough now for a truly big fish?’
‘I think so. And there are many tricks’.
A bright fine first edition.
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Topographie de Tous les Vignobles Connus -
Andr Jullien, Charles Edouard Jullien
1866 - Mme Ve. Bouchard-Huzard, Paris - Cinquieme Edition, Revue, Corrigee et Augmentee [Fifth Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged]
A finely bound edition of Jullien’s important and encyclopaedic work, with text in French. Half of this work is on foreign wines, and considered by Andé Simon as one ‘of the highest interest because most of the information it contains is absolutely original’.
Set in two parts, the second, covering the rest of the world, deals, amongst others, with the vineyards of Portugal, Africa, the Rhine and Moselle, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, America, Africa, Chile, Syria, Hungary, and China.
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1866 - Mme Ve. Bouchard-Huzard, Paris - Cinquieme Edition, Revue, Corrigee et Augmentee [Fifth Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged]
A finely bound edition of Jullien’s important and encyclopaedic work, with text in French. Half of this work is on foreign wines, and considered by Andé Simon as one ‘of the highest interest because most of the information it contains is absolutely original’. Set in two parts, the second, covering the rest of the world, deals, amongst others, with the vineyards of Portugal, Africa, the Rhine and Moselle, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, America, Africa, Chile, Syria, Hungary, and China.
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Westward Ho!; Hereward The Wake; Hypatia; Two Years Ago; Alton Locke. -
Charles Kingsley
1896-1900 - Macmillan and Co., London
A finely bound five volume set of Kingsley’s best known historic novels, ‘Hypatia’, ‘Hereward the Wake’ and ‘Westward Ho!’, the classic action-packed saga of romance and seafaring adventure set against the dramatic backdrop of Elizabethan England, the battle of the Spanish Armada, and the exploration of North America, illustrated by Charles Brock.
Together with ‘Alton Locke’, the story of a tailor-poet who rebels against the ignominy of sweated labor and becomes a leader of the Chartist movement, and ‘Two Years Ago’ about a doctor named Tom Thurnall and his friends as they deal with the effects of the Crimean War and a cholera epidemic, reflecting on social issues of the time, such as public health, slavery, and social reform.
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1896-1900 - Macmillan and Co., London
A finely bound five volume set of Kingsley’s best known historic novels, ‘Hypatia’, ‘Hereward the Wake’ and ‘Westward Ho!’, the classic action-packed saga of romance and seafaring adventure set against the dramatic backdrop of Elizabethan England, the battle of the Spanish Armada, and the exploration of North America, illustrated by Charles Brock.Together with ‘Alton Locke’, the story of a tailor-poet who rebels against the ignominy of sweated labor and becomes a leader of the Chartist movement, and ‘Two Years Ago’ about a doctor named Tom Thurnall and his friends as they deal with the effects of the Crimean War and a cholera epidemic, reflecting on social issues of the time, such as public health, slavery, and social reform.
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