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London: Jonathan Cape. 1979. Second edition. 240x165mm. pp. [10],377,[3]. Publisher's original blue cloth. Lettered in gold on spine. Front and back boards have bumping to extremities and head and foot of spine show a degree of rubbing. Original dust jacket has signs of shelf wear at the top edge of front cover and foot of spine. Back cover has a small, closed tear at joint with head of spine. Book plate displaying inscription of Lauren Bacall's signature on front loose leaf. Internally near fine. An entertaining and wittily written book by one of the twentieth century's most glamorous stars.[ref.

Ornee de Fleures, et Gravée en maniere de deux Crayons, par                    Inventée, et Dessinée par Jean Pillement. Premiere Peintre du Roy de Pologne Paris: Chez Leviez. 1770.Complete set of six crayon manner engravings made from designs from Jean Pillement and engraved by Louis Gautier-Dagoty (two signed plates) and Arnaud-Eloi Gautier-Dagoty (four unsigned plates). Printed in black and red with an additional suite in the variant state printed in black, the set comprises a total of twelve plates including the two title pages (250x180mm).

London: John Murray.. 1908.Inscribed by the author to her brother.First edition. 8vo. 185x120mm. [4], 295 [1bl, 4 publisher's adverts]. Blue cloth, lettered and decorated in white to upper cover and lettered in gilt on spine. Joints and edges of boards rubbed and head and foot of spine bumped. Some marking to boards. Quite heavily foxed. Front free endpaper is inscribed "Ernest Black from C.B. January 1908". Clementina Black is best known as an activist and propagandist in the socialist, trade union and women's suffrage movements, but she made her living as a writer of political tracts and novels.

Tokyo: Pacific Press Service. 1982.First edition. Exhibition catalogue. pp. 112. 280 by 210mm. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs by W. Eugene Smith. Bound in card, upper and lower cover illustrated. Illustrated paper slipcase with some tears but rare in any condition. The book is in superb condition. It is a catalogue of an exhibition organised by the Pacific Press Service whose founder was Robert Kirschenbaum. Kirschenbaum organised this retrospective of Eugene Smith's work in 1982, four years after Smith's death.

which Will be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods.London: Christie, Manson & Woods. 1882.Barry Humphries's copy.8vo. 235x155mm. pp. 234. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Original red cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine. Spine a little faded. Slight bumping to extremities and marking to lower cover. Hinges cracked and a number of leaves loose. Upper cover has ownership inscription of Wroth A. Lethbridge. This is Sir Wroth Acland Lethbridge (1831-1902). His bookplate is on the front pastedown as is that of Barry Humphries, the celebrated comic and bibliophile.

New York: Alfred A Knopf. 1986.First Edition of Leithauser's second collection of poems. Red cloth with dustjacket (slight tear to spine panel) decorated with motifs of tigers.

[London] Privately published by Reza Aramesh and Tina Spear. [2003].The first issue of Centrefold Scrapbook. Limited edition, 37 of 60. 365x275mm. Unpaginated, [pp.32]. Centrefold is a limited edition publication in scrapbook format. This first issue is a standard child's scrapbook with bright yellow card wrappers and coloured pages stapled at the spine. The front cover has the title stencilled in black. Below it is a five pointed star cut out from a pizza takeaway leaflet.

Paris: Gabriel Aubert. 1830-1835.Lithograph with hand colouring (255x190mm) by Eugene Forest. The image, from the satirical journal "La Caricature" shows a a closed door the upper half of which is glazed and behind which sits a sleeping man. The sign above the door reads "Parle z'o consierje SVP". The window opens to reveal the said concierge as a rude and angry and ill-tempered individual meeting any request with "Qui demandez vous?" Good to see the French hotels have changed little over the years.

A pencil drawing of a circus horse with a rider and the ringmaster standing next to it holding the rein. The drawing measures 275x192mm, mounted on white card and framed in black wood (406x327mm). One of two small spots of foxing but otherwise in immaculate condition. Laura Knight was fascinated by the circus and produced many drawings on the subject.

Aberdeen: J&J.P.Edmond & Spark. 1884.Limited edition. 44 of 101 copies. 4to. 185x140mm. pp. xvi, 18, [2]. Red quarter morocco, marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing and wear to the extremities and to spine. Internally near fine. Overall a very good copy. The preface offers a helpful history and explanation of this curious work. Printed by Wynkyn de Worde in the early part of Henry VIII's reign, it is a satirical poem of 1414 lines "in which various classes of society, chiefly of the lower order, are passed under review in rapid succession".

France n.p.. c1812. An extensive manuscript on French Freemasonry An extensive and detailed French masonic manuscript. 340x215mm. pp. 220. Red-orange morocco, backed in deep red morocco. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Corners and edges worn. Internally very good, written in a clear and legible hand. A brief introduction explains that the Grand Orient of France was founded in 1772 out an older Grand Chapter which traced its origins to 1721. This makes the Grand Orient the oldest Freemasonry order in Continental Europe.

Rome: Typis Hæredum Corbelletti. 1650.First edition. 4to. 237x180mm. ff. [40]. Engraved title page and nineteen engraved portraits. Contemporary limp vellum, small hole to bottom edge of upper cover and a very small hole to foot of spine and some slight soiling but otherwise in very good condition. Front pastedown has the bookplate of Sloley Hall in Norfolk. Internally, there is some staining, quite heavy in places but overall a very attractive copy of a rare book: a nice example of an attractively printed Italian seventeenth century book with particularly good and striking illustrations.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1959. A Chilling Account First edition in English. 225x145mm. pp.[16], 252,[2]. Publisher's original black cloth. Lettered in silver on the spine. Slightly bumped at head of spine but otherwise near fine. Original illustrated dust jacket is near fine with just some very small creasing at head of spine. Internally fine. This chilling first-hand account chronicles the bureaucracy and day-to-day operations of the largest Nazi concentration camp. Written by Hoess whilst awaiting execution, the book offers a disturbing report into the logistics of mass murder. [ref.

Transformations progressives du 1er au XIXe Siecle sept cents reproductions documentaires Appliques, Bougeoirs, Candélabres, Chandeliers, Couronnes de Lumière, Lampadaires, Lampes, Lanternes, Lustres, Torchères, Trépieds, etc. Les Publications concernant les Styles ont été honorées par les Souscriptions du Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Art. Paris: Librairie G. Baranger Fils. n.d. [c.1910].First edition. Folio. 323x250mm. pp. 83 leaves of thick cream paper.

Napoli: Dalla Tipografia Trani. 1860.Volume II, part I. 8vo. 200x125mm. pp. [8], xxiv, 3-328, [6]. This volume contains the story and teachings of Jesus Christ set out in a collection of short readings. Beautifully bound in red full morocco with, on both covers, in gilt, the coat of arms of Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies. The arms are framed by a rococo gilt border. Spine decorated with an attractive rococo design and lettered in gilt. Some slight rubbing and a few marks to the spine but otherwise in very good condition. Internally excellent but with some foxing.

Lausanne & Geneva Marci-Michaelis Bousquet. 1742.Two volumes. First edition. 8vo. 167x100mm. pp. xxx, 466; [2], 1-432, 443-499, [2, 1bl]. Title page of volume one printed in black and red. Collates complete despite the pagination. 44 folding plates with an extensive array of diagrams. Eighteenth century calf with double fillet borders to the covers. Spine with five raised bands, compartments lavishly decorated in gilt, morocco labels lettered in gilt. All edges red. Some slight rubbing and fading to spines.

Paris: Gabriel Aubert. 1830-1835.Lithograph with hand colouring (255x190mm). Artist unknown. The image, from the satirical journal "La Caricature" shows a young woman and an old woman (possibly a nun) both kneeling outside a confession box. The door of the box opens to reveal a priest eagerly listening to the sins of the young woman which are, one presumes, somewhat juicier than those of the devout vieille dame at her prie dieu. These prints containing a door or window which opens to reveal a visual joke not anticipated by the principal image are a feature of "La Caricature".

Film poster for Albert Zugsmith's 1962 Confessions of an Opium Eater, starring Vincent Price. 340x280mm. Mounted on white card but unframed. Excellent condition. Shows Price with an opium pipe out of which Linda Ho appears screaming in a stream of smoke.

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation. 1927.First edition. 8vo. 187x125mm. pp. [viii], 320. Original black cloth, lettered and decorated in silver. With the rare illustrated dustjacket. Some staining and marking to the cloth. The dustjacket is chipped at the top edge and to head and foot of spine and there are a small tears at the folds with the flaps which have been repaired. But this is an extremely uncommon (and very striking) dustjacket. Internally very good but with a split to the hinge with the lower cover and with some toning to the edges.

London: Haskins Press. 1975.Limited edition. 350x270mm. Unpaginated [pp156]. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A seminal book in the history of photography, fashion, design, soft-focus erotica and social history.

London: The Studio. 1935. Studio Special Winter number for 1935. (285 by 200mm)  pp. 120. 4 pages of advertisements for craft and children's art books. Bound in pale green cloth with title and author stamped in black on upper cover and spine. Blue dust jacket made from high quality thick grained paper. Decorated with heavy line drawing of a toy horse on front and the title and author printed in black on front and spine. A tear to the top of the jacket with some small loss. Protected by plastic cover.

New York: Harry N. Abrams. 1970. Inside the mind of the great surrealist First edition. 200x145mm. pp. [14],156,[6]. Publisher's original beige cloth. Title and publisher lettered in black on spine. Title in a border lettered in black at top right of the front board. Very good condition save for a slight stain along the foot of boards and spine. Original illustrated dust jacket is in excellent condition save for very slight chipping to edge of front cover and slight bumping at the corners of head. Reverse of dust jacket shows patches of foxing. Internally very good.

London: Rider & Co.. [1940]."one of the great novels of supernatural horror"First edition. 182x115mm. pp. 288. Blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Original illustrated mauve dustjacket. Rubbing and slight chipping to edges of the jacket, marking and slight soiling to spine and lower cover of jacket. Internally very good but the text block is a little cocked and there is some spotting in places and slight soiling to the edges. Overall a very good copy of what is widely regarded as one of the great novels of supernatural horror and an important successor to the work of H.P.

Leipzig and Berlin: Verlag und Druck von B.G. Teubner. 1922.Fourth trade edition. pp. [4], 159, [1 adverts]. Green paper covered boards with green cloth spine. Lettered in black to upper cover and spine. Protected with mylar wrapper. Corners a little bumped and worn, hinges slightly loose with the front free endpaper semi-detached but otherwise in very good condition throughout.