Books & Ephemera

George Mackley: 'George Mackley: Wood Engraver', Gresham Books Limited, 1981, 1st edition, illustrated throughout, large 4to, original cloth gilt,...

'Signature: A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts. Edited by Oliver Simon', London, The Curwen Press, November 1935-July 1936, numbers 1...

Edward Stamp (illustrated); John Clare: 'Summer Songs', Keston, The Menage Press, 1980, limited edition, number 41 of 50 copies only, 22 tipped in...

Edward Stamp, a collection of wood engravings, mainly for John Clare's 'Summer Songs', 1980, plus a copy of the limited edition book, comprising a...

Robin Tanner (1904–1988), English artist, etcher, teacher, and printmaker, 28 Autograph Letters Signed 1975-1985, all to Denis Thomas (1922-2003),...

A packet of private press ephemera, prospectuses, engravings/prints, notices, booklets etc, approx. 50 items in total, circa 1980's-2000's, sever...

(Roxburghe Club.) T. Julian Brown (ed.); Roger Powell, Peter Waters: 'The Stonyhurst Gospel of Saint John', Oxford, Roxburghe Club, 1969, 1st edit...

Martin Sanford & John Blatchly: 'Thomas Fella of Halesworth, Suffolk, Draper and Writing Master: His Booke of Divers Devices and Sorts of Pictures...

(Libanus Press, Mervyn Peake.) 'Peake's Alice: Mervyn Peake's Drawings, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass. A Set of Pri...

Oscar Wilde: 'De Profundis: A Facsimile. Introduction by Merlin Holland.', London, British Library, 2000, limited edition, number 69 of 95 special...

An album containing seventeen original pen & ink and pen, ink & watercolour cartoons for 'Europe', a magazine for the European Commission publishe...

(Golden Cockerel Press.) Robert Gibbings (ill.); Lord Dunsany: 'Lord Adrian, a Play in Three Acts', Waltham Saint Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press,...

Philip Sidney: 'The Lad Philisides; Being a selection of Songs, Pastoral Eclogues & Elegies from The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia', Old Stile Pr...

(Printing & Private Press.) David Chambers: 'Early Private Presses 1730-1900. 1: The Presses. 2: Bibliography', Pinner, Private Libraries Associat...

(Rigby Graham.) A collection of 26 works, booklets and ephemeral printed items with illustrations by Rigby Graham, including 'Fishpaste ["Postcard...

(Toni Savage, Printing, Private Press.) A collection of 80+ booklets, broadsheets and ephemeral items published by Toni Savage, Leicester, some si...

(Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious, John Buckland Wright.) A collection of approx. 26 Fleece Press prospectuses etc circa 1990's/2000's, including for...

(Black Sparrow Press.) A run of 33 issues of 'Sparrow', the monthly poetry publication of Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, California, includin...

Paxton Chadwick: 'Naturescope Books 1, 2, 3 & 5', London, Cassell, 1959-1962, 4 volumes, all illustrated throughout in full colour and b/w by Paxt...

Stephen Gooden; Campbell Dodgson: 'An Iconography of the Engravings of Stephen Gooden', London, Elkin Matthews, 1944, limited edition, Number 115 ...

MILLER AND RICHARD 1873 ORIGINAL Type Specimen Book.‘Specimens of Book Newspaper Jobbing and Ornamental Types’Published in 1873 by Miller and Rich...

EDWARD BAWDEN (illustrated): 'Imperial Airways - Map of the European Air Routes 1933’. Concertina style double sided map of the air routes with st...

Gilbert and George. Eight different promotional flyers for their 2007 exhibition at the Tate gallery. 21 x 29 cms. (8)

A collection of approx. 30 private press, printing, typography and book binding etc related books and booklets, including 'Tributes to Brooke Crut...

Michael Ayrton, 18 titles illustrated by him/by him/relating to him, including Wyndham Lewis: 'The Human Age. Book Two Monstre Gai. Book Three Mal...

Thomas Bewick, a collection of 22 volumes illustrated by/on the wood engraver, including 'Notes by F. G. Stephens on a collection of drawings and ...

A collection of 64 early 20th Century continental art magazines, mainly with Art Nouveau and Jugendstil decorative art content, comprising 'Jugend...

EGON SCHIELE Aquarelle und Zeichnungen (Watercolours & Drawings) A publication by the Albertina Museum, published by Walter Koschatzky. Selected a...

‘The Prize Treatise on the FINE ARTS SECTION of the GREAT EXHIBITION of 1851’ by Henry Weekes A.R.A. A First Edition published in 1852 by Vizete...

Gustave Doré (illustrated); Cervantes: 'The History of Don Quixote. The Text Edited by J.W. Clarke and a Biographical Notice of Cervantes by T. Te...

Charles Keeping, a collection of 14 illustrated titles, including 'Docks and Harbours', 1966, 1st edition, 'Roads', 1960, 1st edition, both 4to, o...

(Shunga, Japanese Erotica.) Kaneko Fusui (ed.): 'Kiyonobu No Shunju Emaki. Hizoban Ukiyoye II', Tokyo, Ryokuen Shobo, 1964, 40 full page plates (o...

Eight art & illustrated related titles, including Grayson Perry: 'Guerrilla Tactics', Amsterdam, 2002, 111pp exhibition catalogue, profusely illus...

Jack Vettriano (1951-2025), Scottish painter, known for his distinctive figurative style, and largely self-taught, two signed books, comprising: '...

Seven illustrated and art related titles, including Arthur Rackham (illustrated); Anthony Hope: 'The Dolly Dialogues', London, Westminster Gazette...

John Austen (illustrated); Ralph Holbrook Keen: ‘Little Ape & Other Stories. With Decorations by John Austen.’, London, Hendersons, January 1921, ...

(Surrealism) Stefan Themerson: ‘Professor Mmaa's Lecture. With a Preface by Bertrand Russell.’, London, Gaberbocchus, 1953. Endpaper designs by Fr...

Jean Besancenot: 'Bijoux Arabes et Berberes du Maroc', [nd], five loose gatherings, with coloured frontispiece and forty b/w plates of Moroccan Je...

Cornelia Funke, two titles, both UK first editions, first impressions, both signed on title page by author: 'Inkheart', 2003, 'Dragon Rider', 2004...

Michael Morpurgo, a collection of 7 titles, all signed, including 'The Sleeping Sword', London, Egmont, 2002, 1st edition, 1st impression, signed ...

Four Axel Scheffler signed & inscribed presentation copy books, comprising Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (illustrated): 'The Gruffalo', London,...

Three signed illustrated titles, comprising Quentin Blake: 'Laureate's Progress', London, Jonathan Cape, 2002, 1st edition, 1st impression, signed...

A collection of six Raymond Briggs illustrated books, of which three signed by him, comprising: 'Ug. Boy Genius of The Stone Age and His Search fo...

Raymond Briggs: 'When the Wind Blows', London, Hamish Hamilton, 1982, 1st edition, 1st impression, signed in blue ink by Raymond Briggs on title p...

C.S. Lewis: 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The...

Arthur Ransome, The Swallows and Amazons series of 12 children's adventure novels, London, Jonathan Cape, 1978-1983, revised editions/reprints, 12...

Fourteen Frank Richards 'Billy Bunter' series books, including 'Billy Bunter and the Blue Mauritius', London, Charles Skilton, 1952, 1st edition, ...

Hergé [i.e. Georges Prosper Remi], a collection of 20 Adventures of Tintin and Tintin titles, of which 15 hardback 1st UK editions published by Me...

Captain Clive Macdonnell Dixon: 'The Leaguer of Ladysmith', London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1900], 1st edition, [40]pp, 16 full page colour illustra...

Edward Julius Detmold (illustrated); Florence E. Dugdale, 2 titles: 'The Book of Baby Beasts', [1911], 'The Book of Baby Birds', [1912], each with...

Arthur Rackham (illustrated); Edgar Allan Poe: 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination', London, George Harrap, 1935, 1st edition, 12 colour + 17 b/w pl...

Georges Fragerolle: ‘Le Juif Errant. Legende en 8 Tableaux. Poeme et Musique de Georges Fragerolle. Dessins de Henri Riviere.’, Paris, 1898. Oblon...

Arthur Rackham (illustrated); J.M. Barrie: 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens', London, Hodder & Stoughton, c.1910, 24 colour plates (small number l...

(Peter Pan) Peter Johnson. Original etching of the sculpture by Sir George Frampton of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. Early C20th. Image size 1...

Roald Dahl: 'James and the Giant Peach', London, George Allen and Unwin, 1967, 1st edition, full page and in text b/w ills. by Michel Simeon throu...

Roald Dahl: 'The Gremlins', New York, Random House, 1943, 1st edition, 14 full page colour illustrations + b/w illustrated text leaves throughout,...

Roald Dahl: 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', London, George Allen & Unwin, 1967, 1st UK edition, original publisher's pictorial boards illustr...

Dr. Suess [i.e. Theodor Seuss Geisel]: 'McElligot's Pool', New York, Random House, 1947, 1st edition, early printing, upper board fish with closed...

Dr. Suess [i.e. Theodor Seuss Geisel], 2 titles: 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', New York, Random House, 1957, 1st edition, later issue of dust ...

Charles Robinson (illustrated); Walter Jerrold: 'The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes', London, Blackie, 1903, colour plates and full page & in text b/...