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.

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.