Original artwork by Allen Atwell and Michael Green New York: The World Publishing Company 1968 Take a trip with the highest priest First edition. 235x160mm. pp.[8] 353 [3bl]. Quarter bound in publisher’s original striped yellow and blue cloth on a pale grey ground. Title, author and publisher’s mark lettered in gold on spine. Original dust jacket in protective mylar covering. Very slight fading to head of spine. Dust jacket has a repaired tear on front towards foot and one small chip (0.5cm) on head of back cover. In excellent condition internally; altogether in excellent condition.

New York Random House in association with the Whitney Museum of American Art 1979First edition. Presentation copy with inscription to Ray Connolly. 228x215mm. pp.141 (iiibl). Original pictorial wrappers. Corners slightly bumped but an excellent copy. Andy Warhol’s inscription on half-title and signature on top right margin of p.121. Inscriptions read “To Ray love Andy” and “Andy”. Prolific British writer Ray Connolly (b.1940) is notable for co-authoring music films ‘That’ll be the Day’ and ‘Stardust’. During the 1960s he wrote extensively on the British music scene.

London: Simon and Schuster, 1859  New and Complete edition. Large 8vo. 225x145mm. pp. x, 827, [1bl]. Very handsomely bound in green half calf, cloth covered boards. Spine with four raised bands, second compartment with a maroon label lettered in gilt. the other four compartments are lavishly decorated in gilt on tan, cream, green and maroon calf onlays. Head and foot of spine decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges stained red. Front pastedown has ticket of T.M. Hepworth, Printer, Stationer and Bookseller, Church.

A large wax Great Seal of the Realm. On one side is Queen Victoria on the throne, with two female figures at her side. On the other side is a depiction of the young Queen riding a horse. Around this image are the words "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARUM REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR" (Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen of Britain, Defender of the Faith). Diameter 158mm.

London: W. Foulsham. c1940. 8vo. 185x120mm. pp. 224. Original red cloth with a black checkerboard design. Original illustrated dustjacket. Some rubbing to edges and some creases and closed tears to the dustjacket but overall a very nice copy of this wartime edition of perhaps the most popular literary novel in the English language. Published as part of the Foulsham's Boy and Girl Fiction Library.[ref.

London: The Reprint Society. 1953. First illustrated edition. 220x155mm. pp. [8],117, [5]. Publisher's original turquoise cloth illustration of a Marlin fish on front board in silver. Lettered in silver on spine with title in a red box. Rubbed at corners. Creased at head and foot of spine. Original illustrated dust jacket is rubbed at corners and slightly creased at head. Small chip at head of spine joint to front cover. Creased at head of spine. Overall an excellent copy of an attractive book.

London: John Lehmann.. 1948. The warm south First edition, first printing with the green panel on the spine. 233x165mm. pp. xiv, 15-189 [1bl]. Yellow buckram, spine with dark green panel lettered in gilt. Corners are rubbed with a slight bump to the head of front board. Some minor soiling across both boards. Original dust jacket illustrated by John Minton who did the extensive illustrations throughout the book. Some repairs and some creasing to the edges of the jacket and corners rubbed. Internally very good with only slight foxing to edges.

London: Ward & Downey. 1887. First edition. 250x140mm. pp. [7],387,[3]. Publisher's original blue cloth with black illustration and chain-link border design, lettered in gold on front board and spine. Rubbed and bumped at corners and spine. One or two spots of soiling on back board. Internally lightly foxed over first 6 pages but otherwise very good. Overall a very nice copy of an important historical and sociological text.

London: John Hogg. 1901. First edition. 190x125mm. pp. [18],354,[4]. Publisher's original green paper covered boards with green cloth spine. Lettered in black on front board and spine. Bumped and rubbed at corners with slight tearing to top corner of front board. One or two areas of staining towards the foot of front board. Spine is rubbed at head and foot and very slightly stained. Internally very good. Written by master binder Douglas Cockerell and illustrated by Noel Rooke, this remains a foundational work for traditional bookbinders.

London: Granada Publishing. 1980. Signed by Sammy Davis Junior. First UK edition. pp. 215 [1bl]. Publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. Original illustrated dustjacket protected by a plastic wrapper. Some light shelfwear and wear to head and foot of spine of jacket but otherwise in very good condition. Verso of half title is inscribed "All my best. Sammy Davis Junior. P.S. SO. DO.

London Reynolds & Sons. 1835. Box: 560x111x45mm. Playing cards: 93x64mm. Black box with marbled edges and embossed leather ties containing a set of embossed playing cards. 52 cards, no Jokers. Single-ended, square corners, with lightly impressed pattern on obverse. Foxing to cards, box in excellent condition (thought to be modern, not contemporary to the cards). The One of Clubs depicts Reynolds & Sons crest with the words 'Duty One Shilling' above the coronet.  A very rare deck of playing cards created for blind people, thought to be the earliest example of such a deck.

London: W H Allen. 1986. The son writes the father's wrongs. Presentation copy. 240x150mm. pp. [25],414,[6] Publisher's original black cloth. Lettered in gilt on spine. Near fine save for some rubbing at head and foot of spine. Original illustrated dust jacket near fine with just some minor creasing at head of cover. Internally fine. Inscribed by the author on half title page "For Mr. Brian Harrison with best regards from the author W R Hess, May 1986"Written by his son, this biography of Rudolph Hess recounts his infamous solo flight to Scotland on a dubiously conceived peace mission.