Edited by Howard Staunton. With Copious Notes, Glossary, Life &c.London: George Routledge and Sons. [1881].The Bard in beautiful blue calf6 volumes. Octavo. 225x150mm. Beautifully bound in contemporary dark blue half calf. Spine with 5 raised bands, compartments intricately and lavishly decorated in gilt. Red and brown labels lettered in gilt. All edges marbled and marbled endpapers. Some light shelfwear but overall a stunning binding in near fine condition. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare. Volume 1 includes an introductory Preface and biography with an Appendix, Shakespeare's Will, Preliminary Matter on the 1623 Folio and Commendatory Verses. Each play has annotations.

London Collins. 1938. The once and future King First edition. 208x150mm. pp. 339. Publisher's black cloth with white lettering to spine. Illustrated dust jacket protected by mylar. Bumping to head and foot of spine. Chipping and some loss to head and foot of dust jacket. Foxing to fore edges. Slight toning to text block. In very good condition overall. Gift inscription on front endpaper "Mum With best love from Mar[?] June 16th. 1939."An enchanting, fantastical depiction of a child who would be king, guided in his fate by his mage mentor, Merlin.

19th Century. Painted with prayer 19th Century Russian icon. 320x268mm. Tempera on wood with silver overlaid riza (cover), backed with velvet. Richly detailed Russian Christian icon, finely painted with glowing pigments on a gold ground. The central painting depicts Christ's resurrection and his appearance to the apostles. Flanking this are representations of the Twelve Feasts - significant events in Christ's life, from The Birth Of The Virgin to The Presentation in The Temple. Antique icons are said to have been "painted with prayer"; the painter asking God to direct their work, or praying while they paint.

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.  “...