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A Letter to the Right Hon. Llloyd, Lord Kenyon and an Account of a Female of the White Race of Mankind, part of whose Skin resembles that of a Negro; with some observations of the causes of the differences in colour and form between the White and Negro Races of Men. With a Memoir of his Life, Written by Himself.  London and Edinburgh: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Archibald Constable and Co.. 1818.First and only collected edition. 8vo (225x135mm). pp. [viii, versos blank], vii-lxxiv, [i] bl., 439, (1) imprint.

n.p.. c1955.A plaster cast (108x90mm) and a model in bronze (170x140mm), both of which are prototypes for the BAFTA "theatrical mask" trophy. The plaster model is mounted on a short, thin metal rod and the bronze on a metal rod inserted into a wooden block. Both models have the symbol representing an atom with four electron orbitals around one eye and a rectangle symbolising a television screen around the other. These were central to the design from the beginning and represented the technology which underpinned film and television. The bronze has aged attractively with patches of verdigris.

Paris: Rene Juillard. 1956.First edition, first printing. 8vo. 190x120mm. pp.154 [6]. Original pictorial wrappers, printed in yellow, red and black. Slightly cocked, with a bump on the front flap near spine. Spine lightly creased with minor soiling.

New York: Aperture. 1982.Landscape format small 4to. 63pp, illustrated throughout in colour. Near-fine in burgundy cloth boards with burgundy gloss stamped titles. In near-fine pictorial DJ with only very minimal bumping to the top front corner and top of spine.

London: Robert Scott. 1917First edition. 8vo. Pp. vi, 207, [1bl], 2pp adverts for books from Robert Scott's List. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Spotting and marking to covers and some bumping to extremities. Bookseller label of Brentano's Paris on rear pastedown. Internally very good and overall this is a nice copy of a scarce title describing Macdonald's experiences serving in the French Army during the First World War. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Charles-Henry Hirsch with the author's sincere admiration".

Prague: Torst. 2003First edition of this selection of 83 photographs by Chochola's with an introductory essay by Ales Kunes. 160mmx180mm. Inscribed "To Mr John Morris, Blaha and Vaclav CHOCHOLA, Prague, 6.4.2004".

Romae: Excudebat Stephanus Paulinus. 1616.First edition. 213x160mm. pp. [16], 272, [4]. Contemporary vellum, "Canones Hebraice" handwritten on spine, and "Grammatica del Bottore P. Mario di Calascio 1616" on the lower cover. One of the ties is broken and the other is missing. Some marks and stains to the covers. Internally there is water damage with the pages waterstained and cockled but the text is beautifully clear and overall this is a nice copy of a rare book, Worldcat recording fifteen copies and only two appearing in the auction records.

London: William Byrne. 1789.Folio. 415x555mm. Twenty engraved plates with twenty leaves of accompanying text in English and French. Tissue guards on the plates. Half calf, marbled paper covered boards. Black morocco label to spine lettered in gilt. Rubbing to corners and edges. Some foxing affecting mainly the margins but also one or two of the plates but otherwise internally very good. Farington trained with the great landscape painter Richard Wilson and, like his mentor, Farington imbues his work with depth and detail, capturing the character of a landscape.

New York: Visionaire. 1997.Limited edition of 3000. Dark blue vinyl case with a pack of large playing cards inside. All inside a white card box. The images on the cards were each designed by individual art directors including Fabien Baron, Mario Testino (who photographed John Galliano as the King of Diamond while Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographed Iman as the Queen. The 3,000 issues of Visionaire 21 were packaged in individual jewellery boxes, each with its own lock and key, and offered a real diamond for one lucky subscriber. Sadly no diamond with this one.

New York: Hastings House. 1961.First edition, first issue. 305x215mm. Unpaginated. Cream cloth decorated simply in red. Original black and white illustrated dust jacket protected by plastic cover. Some slight rubbing and chipping to the edges of the dust jacket but overall the binding and jacket are in excellent condition. Extensively illustrated throughout in black and white and colour design demonstrating the principles set out by Sutnar in his text. Accompanying the book is a collection of four A4 size original advertising and marketing leaflets showing Sutnar's work.

High Kelling, Norfolk: Voewood Press. 2014.A photographic record by celebrated British photographer Martin Parr of the 2013 Voewood Festival. Introductory text by Martin Parr and DBC Pierre. Includes a photograph of Glen Matlock at his birthday party with David Gilmour, a guest, is standing behind Matlock singing Happy Birthday.

Cambridge [Massachussetts]: John Owen. 1839.First edition. Small 8vo. 178x110mm. pp. xv [ibl], 144. Original drab boards, paper label to spine. Head and foot of spine a little chipped and bumped and some rubbing to edges of boards. Internally very good although the first gathering is slightly loose and there is some toning to the edges. Housed in a folding card jacket and a blue quarter morocco slipcase, lettered in gilt to the spine. Title page has ownership inscription: "Chas. L. Reason". Reason was an African American mathematician.

Berlin: Hergestellt von der Kulturabteilung der UFA. n.d..Revised edition. 155x235mm. pp. 32. In pictorial paper covers, some wear and a repaired tear to front cover but overall in very good condition. Bound into blue boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Ten pages of text (in German) and nineteen photographs. Undated, this appears to be an abridged, smaller version of the book that accompanied the 1925 film made by Prager in praise of the beautiful and athletic body.

New York and London: The Olympia Press. [1971].Inscribed and with an introduction by William Burroughs. "I'd rather read Winnie the Pooh".One of only six uncorrected proof copies signed by William Burroughs. 213x175mm. Printed on recto only. ff. xv, 104. Brown wrappers, printed in black. In very good condition throughout. Half title has an inscription "I'd rather read Winnie the Pooh. Bradbury Robinson" which has then been crossed out in the manner of a Masson automatic drawing. Both the inscription and the scrawl are by William Burroughs who has signed the dedication leaf.

London: T.C. & E.C.Jack. [1912].First edition. Small 8vo. 160x110mm. pp. 94, [2pp adverts, dated February 1912]. Publisher's green cloth lettered in black to upper cover and spine. Some marking and soiling to covers and a tiny nick to the foot of the spine. Some passages marked in red or blue pen or in pencil and there is a short tear to the foot of the hinge of the first gathering.

London: Walter Scott. 1887.First edition. 8vo. 190x125mm. pp. xx, 419 [1bl]. Original blue cloth with an illustration in gilt by Phoebe Traquair on the upper cover (her monogram is at the bottom right corner of the cover). Spine lettered and illustrated in gilt. The frontispiece was also designed by Traquair. Some fading to spine and bumping and wear to head and foot of spine and rubbing to corners. Endpapers chipped at the front inner gutter but otherwise a very nice copy of an important collection of women's writing by Elizabeth Sharp.

Cape Town: David Philip. 1981.Signed by Rive.First edition. 210x145mm. pp. [8], [8 photographs], [2], 221 [1bl]. Signed by Richard Rive on the title page. Red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Original dustjacket with photograph of Rive on upper cover. Slight soiling and light shelfwear to dustjacket but otherwise a near fine copy of Rive's "rumbustious, always perceptive autobiography" which was developed and expanded from his ground-breaking key-note speech at the University of Indiana's African Literature Association conference in 1979.

London: The Bodley Head.. 1974.First UK edition, first printing. 215x15mm. pp. [10], 11-412. Brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Original illustrated dust jacket. Front free endpaper has gift inscription.