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Externally and internally in near mint condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“... le Carré delivers the masterpiece he has been building to since the fall of communism: an epic tale of loyalty and betrayal that spans the lives of two friends, from the riot-torn West Berlin of the 1960s to the grimy looking-glass of Cold War Europe, to the present day of terrorism and new alliances” (taken from the publisher’s blurb).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LE CARRÉ, John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63844854301049,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/USeditionAbsoluteFriendsfrontcover.jpg?v=1782563616"},{"product_id":"5227","title":"Jimmy Page","description":"\u003cp\u003eZoso\u003cbr\u003eSurrey Genesis Publications and Jimmy Page. 2014.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eA visual documentary of a British rock legend's contribution to music\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003ePresentation copy. 315x258mm. pp. 12-512. Publisher's original black and white cloth printed with photographs on front and back and with gilt lettering on both covers and spine. Minor wear to spine and lower corners. Internally very good; overall in very good condition. \u003cbr\u003eInscription on half-title reads \"To Michael and Shakira 14th Feb '20 Jimmy N.Y.C. 2019\" - these being British actor Michael and Guyanese actor and model Shakira Caine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eJimmy Page's photo autobiography is a memoir told in images. As founder and lead guitarist of iconic rock band Led Zeppelin, Page has no shortage of material. Photographers include Gered Makowitz, Kate Simon and Linda McCartney. 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Vol. IV: pp. xxviii, [2], [1471]-1532. \u003cem\u003eFirst report of the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851. \u003c\/em\u003eliv, 211 [1]; \u003cem\u003eSecond report:\u003c\/em\u003e [2], 76; 15pp press reports of the Exhibition, [8pp adverts]. Vol. V.\u003cem\u003e Report of the Juries on the subjects in the thirty classes into which the exhibition was divided.\u003c\/em\u003e pp[8], cxx, 867 [1], 16pp press reports of the Exhibition. (lacking 8 leaves of the index. Illustrated throughout with engraved plates (three of which are coloured) and many engravings in the text. Two of the called-for plates are missing but there are two additional plates which do not appear to be called for. In the original publisher's blue cloth with elaborate borders in blind with, in the centre of the upper cover, a design in rich gilt representing the four continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and America represented in the Exhibition. This is repeated in blind on the lower cover. All edges gilt. Some slight rubbing to extremities and bumping to head and foot of spine and some slight marking to the boards in places but otherwise in very good condition. Internally very good throughout, this is a very nice, full set in the very well preserved original bright blue cloth. \u003cbr\u003eAlmost as impressive as the Exhibition itself, the full Catalogue is a great testament to Victorian energy. It is huge and extensively illustrated and is by far the most complete guide to the Great Exhibition making it perhaps the best compendium of, and source book for, mid nineteenth-century taste not just in Britain but across the world. 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Christie, Manson \u0026amp; Woods.\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Christie, Manson \u0026amp; Woods. 1882.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eBarry Humphries's copy.\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003e8vo. 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. \u003cbr\u003eLethbridge clearly attended the sale (he bought an item) and studied it closely afterwards as he has noted, in a neat hand in red ink, the price that each lot brought along with the name of the successful bidder (including Lethbridge himself). \u003cbr\u003eWilliam Douglas-Hamilton (1845-1895), 12th Duke of Hamilton inherited his Dukedom. This came with land, money, houses (including Hamilton Palace) and a mountain of debt. He then spent the next twenty years adding hugely to the last of these. As well as racehorses and yachts, he bought items for the family collection (his tastes were quirky). Over seventeen days in June and July 1882, in an attempt to stem the flow, he sold over two thousand items in what has been described as \"the most magnificent sale of a single collection that has ever been held anywhere\". 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Ten hand-coloured lithographic cardboard panels, eight with die-cut openings and the other two providing the front and back covers. The front panel has a viewing lens. 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Publisher's purple cloth with white lettering to spine and front cover. Textile dust jacket with embroidery to spine, front and back covers. Front and back pastedown and free endpapers printed with botanical illustrations in purple ink. Text printed in purple ink. In excellent condition throughout. \u003cbr\u003eTo mark their 60th anniversary, Penguin commissioned notable British creatives to design new editions of five classic texts. This edition of Lawrence's notorious text features a dust jacket made from raw silk exquisitely embroidered with a forget-me-not motif, and a silk ribbon bookmark woven in Paul Smith's signature stripes. Includes Doris Lessing's introduction on the influence of Lawrence's sexual politics, and Michael Squire's edits and notes. A beautiful edition of a groundbreaking, banned book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[ref.  5273]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LAWRENCE, D.H","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64178874810745,"sku":"5273","price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/IMG_1489.1.jpg?v=1786026520"},{"product_id":"bewick-thomas-a-history-of-british-birds-1826-4870","title":"A History of British Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eVol. I. Containing the History and Description of Land Birds. Vol. II. Containing the History and Description of Water Birds.\u003cbr\u003eNewcastle: Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick.. 1826.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eAttractive set of the birding classic\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eTwo volumes. Vol. I. Eighth edition. 8vo in 4s. (213x125mm). pp. xliv, 382. Vol. II. Sixth edition. pp. xxii, 432. Dark blue half calf, marbled paper boards. Spine decorated in gilt. Red morocco labels lettered in gilt. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Rubbing to extremities but otherwise in excellent condition and internally very good with only modest foxing and browning in places. The text has been interleaved with blank pages for birdwatching notes and some of these have handwritten notes. but overall a nice set in good condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eRoscoe notes some new birds introduced in these editions as well as some other changes including new or altered engravings and the revision of the 'scientific' names.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003eRoscoe, 24c, 25c, and 26c, 27c.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e[ref. 4870]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEWICK, Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64178876187001,"sku":"4870","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/IMG_1523.jpg?v=1786024755"},{"product_id":"fashion-academy-fashion-academy-1935-4885","title":"Fashion Academy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York:. 1935.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003ePromotional prospectus for the Fashion Academy at 16 East 52nd Street, New York. 192x125mm. pp. 48. Illustrated throughout with art deco colour fashion plates and one pochoir pastedown image. Decorated art deco style cover and endpapers. Some rubbing and wear but overall a very nice copy and internally very good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eThe Fashion Academy was operated under the direction of Emil Avil Hartman and ran a series of courses on fashion and costume design. This fascinating little book was published as an annual prospectus and so is quite uncommon. 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It is very unusual to find a copy of this book in such nice condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_prov\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[ref. 5300]\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WILLIAMS, Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238428520825,"sku":"5300","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5300_1.jpg?v=1786636047"},{"product_id":"5301","title":"Uomini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York: Rizzoli. 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA celebration of the male form\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eFirst US edition. 348x260mm. Unpaginated. [pp 252]. Numerous full-page photographs throughout. Illustrated cover featuring a photograph of a posed male nude in black and white on the front and a different angle of the same model on the back. Near fine save for a scratch on back cover towards the top edge. Internally fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eMariano Vivanco's intimate and sensual photographs of the male form are elegantly presented in this coffee table style book. The photographs are a celebration of male beauty and poise and feature some of the catwalk's most recognizable models.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_prov\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[ref. 5301]\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VIVANCO, Mariano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238430060921,"sku":"5301","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5301_1_bf08d952-99bd-4524-b8c3-b64045cc5987.jpg?v=1786636349"},{"product_id":"5302","title":"By Myself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape. 1979.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eSecond edition. 240x165mm. pp. [10],377,[3]. Publisher's original blue cloth. Lettered in gold on spine. 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Internally near fine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eAn entertaining and wittily written book by one of the twentieth century's most glamorous stars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_prov\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[ref. 5302]\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BACALL, Lauren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238430486905,"sku":"5302","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/IMG_1606.jpg?v=1786636532"},{"product_id":"5303","title":"Borstal Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Hutchinson. 1958.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eThe formation of a writer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eFirst edition. 220x150mm. pp. [10],342,[4]. 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Originally banned in Ireland it is now seen as an acclaimed classic of Irish literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[ref. 5303]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEHAN, Brendan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238431863161,"sku":"5303","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5303_1.jpg?v=1786636449"},{"product_id":"5304","title":"Dali by Dali","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York: Harry N. Abrams. 1970.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eInside the mind of the great surrealist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eFirst 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eAs flamboyant as he was influential, the artist Salvador Dali remains a touchstone in the field of surrealism. This intimate and beautifully illustrated autobiography is a unique insight into the famous surrealist's mind. A notable book for anyone with an interest in one of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century's most enigmatic artists. A lovely copy of a highly sought-after book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[ref. 5304]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DALI, Salvador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238432256377,"sku":"5304","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5304_1.jpg?v=1786636396"},{"product_id":"5306","title":"The Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon Thames \u0026amp; Hudson. 2003.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eThe Female Gaze\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eFirst edition. 290x225mm. pp. [6] 256 [2]. Publisher's original grey cloth.Author and title in silver gilt lettering on spine. A fine copy.\u003cbr\u003eGermaine Greer's controversial 2003 book examines the representation of male youthfulness and by centring the female gaze sought \"to advance women's reclamation of their capacity for and right to visual pleasure.\" Containing some 200 photographs and pictures of boys from classical mythology to Kurt Cobain, Greer views the aesthetics of youthful masculinity through a radically feminist lens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_prov\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[ref. 5306]\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GREER, Germaine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238432584057,"sku":"5306","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5306_1.jpg?v=1786636239"},{"product_id":"5307","title":"Commandant of Auschwitz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: \u003cem\u003eWeidenfeld\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; Nicolson. 1959.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eA Chilling Account\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eFirst 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[ref. 5307]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOESS, Rudolf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238433304953,"sku":"5307","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5307_1.jpg?v=1786636670"},{"product_id":"5308","title":"My Father Rudolf Hess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: W H Allen. 1986.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003ePresentation 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\"\u003cbr\u003eWritten by his son, this biography of Rudolph Hess recounts his infamous solo flight to Scotland on a dubiously conceived peace mission. It gives a detailed account of the flight and Hess' time in Spandau prison where he remained until his death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_prov\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[ref. 5308]\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HESS, Wolf Rudiger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238433829241,"sku":"5308","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5308_1.png?v=1786636599"},{"product_id":"reynolds-sons-engraved-playing-cards-for-blind-people-1835-5137","title":"Engraved Playing Cards For Blind People","description":"\u003cbr\u003eLondon Reynolds \u0026amp; Sons. 1835.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eBox: 560x111x45mm. Playing cards: 93x64mm. 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Presented snugly in a beautiful box, a rare and inventive example of social history gameplay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_prov\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"REYNOLDS \u0026 SONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238435271033,"sku":"5137","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/Playing_Cards_for_Blind_People.png?v=1785420175"},{"product_id":"sammy-davis-junior-hollywood-in-a-suitcase-1980-4649","title":"Hollywood in a Suitcase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Granada Publishing. 1980.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eSigned by Sammy Davis Junior. First UK edition. pp. 215 [1bl]. Publisher's black cloth, lettered in gilt to the spine. 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