Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Unbound. A handwritten account of an evening spent with longfellow in 1876 at his house. Written on July 25th by Lauder Brunton on notepaper, headed 10, Stratford Place, Cavendish Square, London 0. More
Literature
The Light of Asia or The Great Renunciation Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, 1898. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Half Calf. pp xviii, 240. Frontis, illustrations. Fine art nouveau design on half calf and marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Signed by author on flyleaf. More
The Light of The World or, The Great Consummation
London: Longmans, Green, 1896. 8vo. Decorated Cloth. pp 295. Frontis, illustrations. Gilt decorated burgundy cloth binding. Spine faded. Some scattered foxing throughout. Signed by author to flyleaf. More
English Lyrics. Edited By William Watson
London: Macmillan and Co., 1891. Third Edition. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp xxvi, 172. Green cloth binding with paper title label to spine. Some foxing, mainly to page edges. Inscribed by author on flyleaf, dated March 1893. More
Signed card
1906. 9 x 11cm. No Binding. Signed card "Marie Corelli, 1906, with good wishes". Handwritten address on verso, addressed to F.D.Parker. Marie Corelli (Mary Mackay; 1855 - 1924), was a hugely popular novelist, writing largely up until WWI. More
City of Djinns. A Year in Delhi
London: Flamingo, 1994. FRASER, Olivia. 8vo. Paperback. pp 350. Illustrations. Signed by author to title page. More
Selected Stories and Verses
Herts: Penguin Books, Faber & Faber, 1952. 8vo. Paperback. pp.239. A good paperback copy signed by the author on the title page. More
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne ; Introduction By Hugh l'A. Fausset, Engravings By Eric Gill.
London: Dent, 1938. Gill, Eric. 8vo. Cloth. pp.xiv,[24] Illustrations. Part of extremely rare gold d/wrapper torn away but 80% present. One of 550 copies signed by Gill. More
The Sons of Marietta
London: Victor Gollancz, 1936. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp 1053. Translated from the Dutch by Irene Clephane and David Hallett. Blue cloth binding, spine edgeworn and age-darkened. Light scattered foxing throughout. Signed by author to ffep. Bookplate to pastedown. More
He Shall Not Rise
London: Columbia Press, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 85, [3] index. No.13 of a limited edition of 25 copies, on hand-made paper. Signed by the author. In original dust wrapper, some loss on spine. Included are 2 newspaper articles published after his death in 1957, with photographs of the..... More
A Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, or a dictionary adn alphabetical index to the bible. In two parts.
London: Longman, 1838. 4to. Hardcover. Pp. 1042. Contemporary full diced calf, gilt. Inscription by Elizabeth Fry dated 1839. 'William and Leatham and Priscilla Gurney from their affectionate friends and Uncle and Aunt Joseph and Elizabeth T. H. Fry Second Month 1839'. Elizabeth Fry nee Gurney was a prison reformer, social..... More
Miracle in The Wilderness - A Story for Christmas
Gloucestershire: The Whittington Press, 1975. 8vo. Hardcover. pp.(6),29. Full original morocco in original slip case, gilt decorated on front board. Edition of 250 limited copies signed by Paul Gallico. A beautiful copy of this rare and beautifully presented, signed edition. More
Signature
1922. No Binding. Paper slip, 6.5 x 13.5 cm, dated April 1922 and signed "John Galsworthy". Galsworthy (1867-1933) was the English author and playwright best remembered for the series of novels constituting The Forsyte Saga. He received the Nobel prize for literature in 1932. A bold, clear signature. More
Hand-written letter
1935. No Binding. Two sides, folded sheet, 18 x 14.5 cm. . ALS on headed notepaper, 'Dolder Grand Hotel, Zurich, July 23, 1935.' "Dear Miss Head: If my friend, the Hon F.M.B. Fisher, whom you no doubt know by name & reputation, as a former Minister in the Government of..... More
Thirteen hand-written letters
No Binding. 13 hand-written letters dating from 1930 to 1945 (mostly 30 x 21 cm). Addressed to Lady Wavertree and FMB Fisher, the New Zealand politician and international tennis player who eventually became her husband. Hichens became famous mainly for his book "The Green Carnation", published in 1894, a skit..... More
The Whale Rider
Auckland: Heinemann, 1987. HOVELL, John. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth. pp 122. Illustrated. Very good in vg dustwrapper. Inscribed by author to ffep with a line drawing of Kahu and the whale, "May Kahu's journey be calm, and her voyage luminous. Arohanui, Witi Ihimaera" More
Handwritten signed letter
No Binding. ALS (18 x 11.5 cm), folded sheet with writing on 3 sides, back side has paper adhering from an album mounting. Letter headed 24 Ashley Place, SW: "Dear Sir John Puleston, Many thanks for your very kind note. Unfortunately tomorrow (Monday) I have a number of people here..... More
The Never Never Land
Sydney: D.J. Harwood & Ass. 1992. WOOD, Dave. 15.5cm x 5.5cm. Wood. Limited ed. of 25 numbered copies. Concertina book with Queensland maple wood covers. Written in blue, green, orange and purple ink. Woodblock illustrations. Signed by the illustrator. Very rare. More
The Apes of God
London: Arco Publishers, 1955. 4to. Orig. Cloth. pp 625. Twenty-fifth anniversary limited editon of 1000, of which this is no. 317, signed by the author. Cream cloth binding. Some foxing to prelims only. Lewis was an artist, novelist and essayist and co-founder, with Ezra Pound, of 'Blast'. His works have..... More
Minnie Maylow's Story and Other Tales and Scenes
London: William Heinemann, 1931. Limited Edition. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp xiii, 256. Limited edition of 375 copies. Signed by author. Original buckram with gilt design to front board. Top edge gilt, otherwise untrimmed. Ribbon. Library catalogue card to pastedown. 80% of glasine wrapper within original very good cardboard slipcase... More
C.J. Dennis - His Life and Work
Melbourne: 1961. 8vo. Wrappers. pp 32. Signed by the author. More
Letter
1958. No Binding. A single sheet typed letter, dated 2nd May 1958, to Pat Lawlor on the Sydney Morning Herald Notepaper, regretting that he would not be able to visit New Zealand. Signed by Muggeridge in ink. Muggeridge was the noted English journalist and satirist, one time editor of Punch..... More
Hand-written letter
1871. No Binding. ALS, (18.5 x 11 cm), one side, 2 folds. "Sir, You are welcome to insert the piece of mine which you specify in your 'Poetical 'Reader.' Obediently yours, F.T. Palgrave" Dated 14 September 1871, York Gate, NW. Palgrave (1824-1897) was Oxford Professor of Poetry (1886-1895) and best..... More
The Autographic Album
London: Hardwick, 1866. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp v, 233, 37. 470 facsimilies of signed letters. AD REF 39. More