The Patience of Maigret -
Georges Simenon, Translated from the French by Geoffrey Sainsbury
1939 - George Routledge and Sons Ltd., London - First Edition in English
A desirable pre-war Maigret, containing the two stories ‘A Battle of Nerves’ and ‘A Face for a Clue’.
‘A Battle of Nerves’ was the basis for the classic 1949 film noir ‘The Man on the Eiffel Tower’ which starred Charles Laughton.
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1939 - George Routledge and Sons Ltd., London - First Edition in English
A desirable pre-war Maigret, containing the two stories ‘A Battle of Nerves’ and ‘A Face for a Clue’.‘A Battle of Nerves’ was the basis for the classic 1949 film noir ‘The Man on the Eiffel Tower’ which starred Charles Laughton.
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My Friend Maigret -
Georges Simenon, Translated from the French by Nigel Ryan
1956 - Hamish Hamilton, London - First Edition in English
A classic Maigret murder mystery set on a small Mediterranean island off the Côte d'Azure, amongst it’s isolated eccentric community, which Maigret solves with the help of his irritating Scotland Yard colleague, Inspector Pyke.
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1956 - Hamish Hamilton, London - First Edition in English
A classic Maigret murder mystery set on a small Mediterranean island off the Côte d'Azure, amongst it’s isolated eccentric community, which Maigret solves with the help of his irritating Scotland Yard colleague, Inspector Pyke.
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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World -
Jonathan Swift, Arthur Rackham (illustrator)
1909 - J. M. Dent &, London - Number 76 of 750 signed copies on large paper
One of the world’s greatest stories by one of its greatest satirists.
A large superior and beautifully produced example of the deluxe large paper limited edition signed and magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham, including thirteen tipped-in colour plates (one more than the standard edition), two full page black and white line drawings, four chapter headings and twenty seven tailpieces.
Housed in a custom red cloth clamshell case, internally padded and lined in red silk, with gilt lettering.
‘Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.’
An iconic and surrealist narrative, and a savage parody on man and his institutions. On publication it was described in a letter from English poet John Gay to Swift as being ‘universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery’
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1909 - J. M. Dent &, London - Number 76 of 750 signed copies on large paper
One of the world’s greatest stories by one of its greatest satirists.A large superior and beautifully produced example of the deluxe large paper limited edition signed and magically illustrated by Arthur Rackham, including thirteen tipped-in colour plates (one more than the standard edition), two full page black and white line drawings, four chapter headings and twenty seven tailpieces.
Housed in a custom red cloth clamshell case, internally padded and lined in red silk, with gilt lettering.
‘Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.’
An iconic and surrealist narrative, and a savage parody on man and his institutions. On publication it was described in a letter from English poet John Gay to Swift as being ‘universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery’
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The Works -
Alfred Lord Tennyson
1915 - Macmillan and Co., London
An elegantly bound volume of the complete works of Alfred Lord Tennyson featuring his celebrated works ‘Mariana’, ‘The Lotos-Eaters’, ‘Godiva’, and ‘Ulysses’, among many others. With a frontispiece portrait of Tennyson engraved by G. J. Stodart from a photograph by J. Mayall.
‘Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all’ – In Memoriam A.H.H.
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1915 - Macmillan and Co., London
An elegantly bound volume of the complete works of Alfred Lord Tennyson featuring his celebrated works ‘Mariana’, ‘The Lotos-Eaters’, ‘Godiva’, and ‘Ulysses’, among many others. With a frontispiece portrait of Tennyson engraved by G. J. Stodart from a photograph by J. Mayall.‘Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all’ – In Memoriam A.H.H.
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The Lawson History of the America's Cup. A Record of Fifty Years -
Winfield. M. Thompson, Thomas W. Lawson
1902 - Privately Printed, Boston - First and Limited Edition, of which this is number 1796
A handsomely bound example of this large and splendid work, over 400 pages illustrated with eighty-nine full page plates of which sixteen are colour and two are maps outlined in colour.
Detailing the history of the America’s Cup from 1851 to 1902, its challenges, yachts, protests, characters and an appendix of press articles. There is nothing finer.
Privately printed for private distribution only, and limited to 3,000 copies most of which were presented to prominent members of the yachting community and to rather special libraries this particular copy was presented to ‘The Gilbert Library’ which was founded in 1897 and was based in Northfield, Connecticut.
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1902 - Privately Printed, Boston - First and Limited Edition, of which this is number 1796
A handsomely bound example of this large and splendid work, over 400 pages illustrated with eighty-nine full page plates of which sixteen are colour and two are maps outlined in colour.Detailing the history of the America’s Cup from 1851 to 1902, its challenges, yachts, protests, characters and an appendix of press articles. There is nothing finer.
Privately printed for private distribution only, and limited to 3,000 copies most of which were presented to prominent members of the yachting community and to rather special libraries this particular copy was presented to ‘The Gilbert Library’ which was founded in 1897 and was based in Northfield, Connecticut.
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The Hobbit -
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
1961 - George Allen &, London - Thirteenth Impression
A superior early printing of the Hobbit, scarce in the original bright and sharp iconic dust jacket.
‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.’
Tolkien’s classic, epic fantasy recounts the memorable adventures of Bilbo Baggins as he journeys through Middle-Earth, accompanying the wizard Gandalf and a merry tribe of dwarves as they attempt to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, and destroy the evil dragon Smaug.
Illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien with drawings throughout the text, a colour frontispiece and black and maps for endpapers in black and red.
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1961 - George Allen &, London - Thirteenth Impression
A superior early printing of the Hobbit, scarce in the original bright and sharp iconic dust jacket.‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.’
Tolkien’s classic, epic fantasy recounts the memorable adventures of Bilbo Baggins as he journeys through Middle-Earth, accompanying the wizard Gandalf and a merry tribe of dwarves as they attempt to reclaim the Lonely Mountain, and destroy the evil dragon Smaug.
Illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien with drawings throughout the text, a colour frontispiece and black and maps for endpapers in black and red.
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Newmarket & Arabia. An Examination of the Descent of Racers and Coursers -
Roger D. Upton (Captain Late 9th Royal Lancers)
1873 - Henry S. King &, London - First Edition
A fine, thus scarce, first edition of this important work, by former cavalry officer, Roger Upton, a prominent early expert in purebred Arabians and the English thoroughbred horses.
Illustrated with hand-coloured wood engraved front, and to the rear ‘contains a list of Arabians, Barbs, Turks, and foreign horses which were employed, more or less, in the formation of the English stud from the time of King James I, until about the end of the 18th century’ [Loder] including four large folding charts.
Written ‘to encourage. deeper insight into the history of the horse in this country, more especially ‘the thoroughbred’. A great champion of the Arabian horse, he examines its history, defends it from its detractors, and strongly urges that the then degenerate English stock, as he saw it, be re-founded on a pure Arabian bloodline. In his conclusion he outlined radical plans for a national stud to regenerate the English horse, to the advantage of racers, hunters and cavalrymen. [Ithaca Press]
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1873 - Henry S. King &, London - First Edition
A fine, thus scarce, first edition of this important work, by former cavalry officer, Roger Upton, a prominent early expert in purebred Arabians and the English thoroughbred horses.Illustrated with hand-coloured wood engraved front, and to the rear ‘contains a list of Arabians, Barbs, Turks, and foreign horses which were employed, more or less, in the formation of the English stud from the time of King James I, until about the end of the 18th century’ [Loder] including four large folding charts.
Written ‘to encourage. deeper insight into the history of the horse in this country, more especially ‘the thoroughbred’. A great champion of the Arabian horse, he examines its history, defends it from its detractors, and strongly urges that the then degenerate English stock, as he saw it, be re-founded on a pure Arabian bloodline. In his conclusion he outlined radical plans for a national stud to regenerate the English horse, to the advantage of racers, hunters and cavalrymen. [Ithaca Press]
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Journal of a Voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China - Inscribed -
James Wathen
1814 - Printed for J. Nichols, London - First Edition
With unique provenance, possibly the author’s own copy, with his name to the title page dated August, 21st, 1814, and later inscribed by Wathen to a Mr. Lane Esq. (initials too floral for us to decipher) of ‘Alfred Place, with his kind regards & best wishes from the Author. Hereford, June 21st, 1825’.
First edition of Wathen’s sumptuously illustrated and entertainingly written work, containing 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Clark from drawings by Wathen, consisting of seven views of India, six of Malaysia and Indonesia, nine of China and two of St. Helena.
James Wathen (1751-1828) was a glover by profession and upon retiring he travelled throughout Great Britain and Ireland, sketching, becoming a frequent contributor to publications such as Gentleman’s Magazine (where he was known as Jemmy Sketch). ‘In 1811, being prevented by the war from travelling in Europe, he accompanied Captain James Prendergast in his ship the Hope on a voyage to India and China, in which he visited Madras, Penang, Canton, Macao, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena.’ Publishing his journals, illustrated with his drawings in 1814. ‘His narrative is lively, and his account of eastern life is minute and interesting’. (Dictionary of National Biography).
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1814 - Printed for J. Nichols, London - First Edition
With unique provenance, possibly the author’s own copy, with his name to the title page dated August, 21st, 1814, and later inscribed by Wathen to a Mr. Lane Esq. (initials too floral for us to decipher) of ‘Alfred Place, with his kind regards & best wishes from the Author. Hereford, June 21st, 1825’.First edition of Wathen’s sumptuously illustrated and entertainingly written work, containing 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Clark from drawings by Wathen, consisting of seven views of India, six of Malaysia and Indonesia, nine of China and two of St. Helena.
James Wathen (1751-1828) was a glover by profession and upon retiring he travelled throughout Great Britain and Ireland, sketching, becoming a frequent contributor to publications such as Gentleman’s Magazine (where he was known as Jemmy Sketch). ‘In 1811, being prevented by the war from travelling in Europe, he accompanied Captain James Prendergast in his ship the Hope on a voyage to India and China, in which he visited Madras, Penang, Canton, Macao, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena.’ Publishing his journals, illustrated with his drawings in 1814. ‘His narrative is lively, and his account of eastern life is minute and interesting’. (Dictionary of National Biography).
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