London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1936. Royal 8vo. Limited edition of 1000 copies. First published in Paris in 1922. Eighth edition overall. #747 of 900 copies printed on japon vellum paper and bound in green linen buckram. Homeric bow, designed by Eric Gill, gilt to front cover. Top edge.....
Edinburgh: E. & G. Goldsmid, 1885-90. Tall 8vo. 16 volumes in 17, set. First edition thus. Fourth edition overall. This edition based upon the Second Edition (1598-1600). Original red cloth, gilt. Fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Numerous maps and illustrations, some folding. Most spines uniformly faded. A little wear to.....
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd, 1927-36. Royal 8vo. Limited edition of 525 sets, of which 500 were for sale in England and America. Original maroon buckram, gilt. Top edge stained red, others untrimmed. Frontispiece illustrations. Slight fading to the lower half of the spine of volume 1 where the d/w.....
London: J. M. Dent and Company, 1893. Small 8vo. 12 volumes, set. First editions thus. Original light brown cloth. Decorated titles to spines and front boards. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Silk marker ribbons. Publisher's ex libris device to each front pastedown stating that this is the first issue of.....
Cambridge: The University Press, Cambridge, for The Limited Editions Club, 1951. 8vo. 2 volumes, set. #806 of a Limited Edition of 1500 copies. Decorative cloth boards. Top edges gilt. Slipcase with paper label. Illustrated with auto-lithographs by Barnett Freedman on 225 separate stones printed at The Curwen Press. Books and.....
London: Faber and Faber, 1948. 8vo. Sixth impression. First published 1943. Original grey cloth decorated in red and gilt. Top edge stained red. Dust-wrapper, frontispiece and other illustrations by Barnett Freedman. Light foxing to the text block edges. Contents clean and fresh with no ownership marks. Unclipped d/w is slightly.....
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980-93. 8vo. 7 volumes, set. First editions. Original navy cloth, gilt. Frontispieces and a few other plates. Pencil ownership of William St. Clair to the fly of the first five volumes. Other pencil notes by him scattered throughout. Photocopy of his review of Volume IV for the.....
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991. 8vo. First edition. Original navy cloth, gilt. Pencil note on fly, 'William St. Clair, Oxford DNH Weekend July 1992 Dept National Heritage'. Scattered pencil marginalia by William St. Clair and notes on the rear endpapers. Near fine. From the library of William St. Clair (1937-2021), the.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon cloth, silvergilt. Ink ownership of William St. Clair on the front pastedown and his pencil ownership, dated 10 May 1976, on the fly. His scattered marginalia especially in the first half of the book and extensive notes on the.....
Mill Valley, California: Strawberry Press, 1992. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon cloth, gilt. Fine in fine d/w. From the library of William St. Clair (1937-2021), the distinguished historian and author.
Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia, 1990. 8vo. First edition. Original blue cloth, gilt. Pencil ownership of William St. Clair on the fly. Near fine in near fine d/w. From the library of William St. Clair (1937-2021), the distinguished historian and author.
London: John Murray, 1939. 8vo. First edition. Original green cloth, gilt. Top edge stained green, others untrimmed. Frontispiece and 11 further plates. Covers a bit bumped and slightly rubbed. Pencil ownership of William St. Clair on the fly, his occasional marginal notes and both rear endpapers covered with his notes.....
London: John Murray, 1948. 8vo. First edition. Original light grey/blue cloth. Frontispiece and 15 further plates. Covers a little bumped. Neat ink ownership of William St. Clair on fly and his occasional pencil marginalia. Very good +. From the library of William St. Clair (1937-2021), the distinguished historian and author.....
London & Edinburgh: Richard Bentley and Bell & Bradfute, 1850. 12mo. New edition. #120 in Bentley's Standard Novels series. First thus. Original stamped brown cloth, gilt to spine. Yellow endpapers promoting the series. Two pages of advertisements for the Parlour Bookcase and the Railway Library at the back. Tissue-guarded, steel-engraved.....
London: Scholastic Press, 2001. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon paper-covered boards. Cover illustration by David Frankland. Mint in d/w.
London: Scholastic Press, 2003. 8vo. First edition, first impression. Original blue hardcovers, gilt. Jacket by David Frankland. Matching publisher's bookmark loosely inserted. Mint in d/w. The sequel to Mortal Engines and the second book in the quartet. A fine, signed copy.
London: Scholastic Press, 2001. 8vo. First edition. Original maroon paper-covered boards. Cover illustration by David Frankland. Mint in d/w. Signed by the author on the title page.
London: Collins, 2002. 8vo. First UK edition, first impression. Original white printed boards with printed acetate jacket attached by a round sticker to the front and back pastedowns, as issued. There's a tiny, tiny mark to the top edge of the flyleaf and next couple of pages. Fine in fine.....
London: Collins, 2003. 8vo. First UK edition, first impression. Original black hardcovers, silvergilt. Signed in black ink on the title page. Mint in d/w. The sequel to Sabriel and the middle volume of the Abhorsen trilogy. A brilliantly-realised adventure for fans of Philip Pullman or the later Harry Potter novels.....
London: Collins, 2003. 8vo. First UK edition, first impression. Original black hardcovers, silvergilt. Mint in d/w. The sequel to Sabriel and the middle volume of the Abhorsen trilogy. A brilliantly-realised adventure for fans of Philip Pullman or the later Harry Potter novels. Opening fourteen years after the events of Sabriel.....
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. 8vo. First edition. (This is not a POD reprint). Original dark navy cloth, gilt. Fine in fine d/w. 'Publishers are a crucible. The best of them bring about the conditions for the creation of great literature. Jacob Tonson the elder (1656-1736) and his nephew and.....
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1958. 8vo. 5 volumes, set. First published between 1904-10 in a limited edition of 750 copies. Revised, reprint. Original green cloth, gilt. Price-clipped d/ws are a little rubbed and slightly tanned on the spines. Near fine in near fine d/ws. Uncommon. A nice, clean set.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962-4. 8vo. 12 volumes, set. First impressions. Original grey cloth, gilt. Top edges stained purple. Fore edges with light foxing. Some foxing to the prelims of volumes 5 & 6. Unclipped d/ws are a little rubbed in places but there is hardly any of the usual fading.....
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. 4to. Limited edition. #1006 of 1525 copies. Original boards loosely covered with marbled paper folded over inside. Paper label on front board. Both boards faded and rubbed along the bottom edge. Very good +. The equally successful sequel to A Stitch in Time.
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. 4to. Limited edition. #1485 of 1525 copies. Original boards loosely covered with marbled paper folded over inside. Paper label on front board. [With the 1930 Prospectus and Retrospectus of the Nonesuch Press loosely inserted.] Covers just a little rubbed at the edges and slightly faded.....