New Arrivals

New York: The Viking Press. 1980.What if Carrie had kids?First edition. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper. 242x163mm. pp.[14], 428 [2bl]. Quarter red cloth, black paper covered boards. Red and gold lettering to spine and front cover. Slight rubbing to cloth spine. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Dust jacket has slight chipping to foot of spine and two tears to top edge of back cover and a repaired closed tear to bottom edge of back cover. Internally very good but with a small mark at foot of pp. 1-10. Lower corner creased on pp.

Bedford: The Pyghtle Works. [c1915]. 310x250mm. pp. 240. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and there are three full plate colour illustrations. Beige quarter cloth. Grey paper covered boards, with colour illustration pasted onto upper cover. Some marking and rubbing to boards and to head and foot of spine. Internally very good although with some foxing and staining to edges in places. A very nice copy of a rare and very full catalogue of garden furniture and ornament produced by John P. Whyte at the Pyghtle Works in Bedford.

Paris Georges Petit. 1889. The first trade edition in the original wrappers. First trade edition. 8vo. 245x160mm. pp89. In the original wrappers with small repair to head of spine but otherwise in very good condition throughout. This is the original catalogue for the joint exhibition of work by Monet and Rodin held at the Galerie Georges Petit. It consists of an essay on Monet by Octave Mirbeau and one on Rodin by Gustave Geffroy together with the lists of the work by both artists.

London: C. Lane. 1851.A 19th century virtual reality experience of the Great Exhibition.Accordion-style paper peepshow of the Great Exhibition in 1851. 160 x 175 mm extending to c650mm. 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. Housed in the original slipcase which is stained and slightly torn in places and there is some soiling to the front and back panels but otherwise in very good condition with the internal prints particularly clean.

Paris and London: Librairie de l'art and Remington and Co.. 1882.290x215. [8], 243 [1]. pp. xiv adverts. Illustrated with black and white photograph and engravings. Original cloth, lettered and illustrated in black to upper cover and in gilt on the spine. Patterned endpapers. Some soiling to covers, bumping and wear to corners and to head and foot of spine. Internally very good but with some staining and foxing. Front pastedown and verso of front free endpaper have the book tickets of Foyles and the front free endpaper has the bookplate of Barry Humphries.

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.

London: Spicer Brothers & W. Clowes & Sons. 1851.Five volumes. First edition. 280x175mm. Vol. I: pp. cxcii, 478, 465*-476*; Vol. II: pp. [6], 480-1002; Vol. III: pp. [4], 1003-1462. Vol. IV: pp. xxviii, [2], [1471]-1532. First report of the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851. liv, 211 [1]; Second report: [2], 76; 15pp press reports of the Exhibition, [8pp adverts]. Vol. V. Report of the Juries on the subjects in the thirty classes into which the exhibition was divided. pp[8], cxx, 867 [1], 16pp press reports of the Exhibition. (lacking 8 leaves of the index.

ZosoSurrey Genesis Publications and Jimmy Page. 2014. A visual documentary of a British rock legend's contribution to music Presentation 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. Inscription 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. Jimmy Page's photo autobiography is a memoir told in images.

First U.S. edition. 250x160mm. pp.[2bl] 3-455 [3bl]. Signed by Le Carré on half-title. Publisher’s red cloth, spine in black cloth with gilt lettering. Front cover embossed with publisher’s mark. Fore edges untrimmed. Original dust jacket. Externally and internally in near mint condition.  “...

First U.S. edition. Le Carré’s signature on title page. 243x170mm. pp. [8] 4-302 [7]. Publisher’s black cloth with gold lettering to spine. Original dust jacket. Fore edges untrimmed. Maps of North Asia printed onto front and back pastedown and free endpapers. In near mint condition. A lifelong rivalry pulls former British intelligence agent Tim Cranmer back into the game, putting the life he has built into jeopardy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1991.  First U.S. edition. Signed by le Carré on title page. 240x165mm. pp.[8], 335 [3]. Publisher’s black cloth, gold lettering to spine and front cover. Original dust jacket. Light fading to head of boards, corners slightly bumped. Internally excellent, overall in very good condition. As intelligence agent Ned approaches retirement, he looks back over his career in the field. Ethical disquiet is increasingly at the forefront of his mind and mentor George Smiley can only offer uncomfortable truths.

First edition. Inscribed and hand-stamped by Hockney on title page. 273x224mm. pp.248. Publisher’s blue cloth with yellow lettering on spine and embossed illustration by Hockney featuring his initials on front cover. Original dust jacket. Light markings to head of dust jacket flaps. Slight bump to tail of spine, light foxing to edges. Overall in very good condition. The playful inscription in red and green ink reads “to Migan David Hockney”; stamps read SPECIAL, PERSONAL and ‘hand stamped by D.H.’ An illustrated memoir by one of the most successful British artists of all time.

London Andre Deutsch Limited. 1955. First edition. Signed. 222x143mm. pp.(iibl) x,126, (iibl). Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Original dust jacket. Illustrated throughout; illustrations on front and back pastedown and free endpapers. One minor tear and chip to head of dust jacket. Internally excellent; overall in excellent condition. Sandy Wilson's signature in blue ink on front half-title. Beautiful, signed copy of the script for Sandy Wilson's smash hit musical, with Wilson's own charming illustrations.