GRACE. W. G.

CRICKET.

J. W. Arrowsmith. Bristol. 1891. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated throughout with mono engravings and photographs, mostly portraits of players and old match scenes. A fine, bright and fresh copy in publishers original dark green cloth with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. Yellow coated endpapers. A couple of very small marks to the top of the spine, otherwise a fine and sharp copy that looks unread. Overall a superior copy of this classic work.

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Book number: 11063

GREENE. GRAHAM.

THE COLLECTED EDITION and COLLECTED ESSAYS. -- Inscribed by Greene. Volume 1, Brighton Rock; 2, It's a Battlefield; 3, England Made Me; 4, Our Man in Havana; 5, The Power and the Glory; 6, The Heart of the Matter; 7, The Confidential Agent; 8, Collected Stories; 9, A Gun for Sale; 10, The Ministry of Fear; 11, The Quiet American; 12, Stamboul Train; 13, The End of the Affair; 14; A Burnt-out Case; 15, The Man Within; 16, The Third Man and Loser Takes All; 17, The Comedians; 18, Journey without Maps; 19, The Lawless Roads; 20, Travels with my Aunt; 21, The Honorary Consul; 22, The Human Factor. Plus; The Collected Essays.

William Heinemann and The Bodley Head. London. 1969 - 1982. 23 Volumes - Complete. FIRST EDITIONS and First printings of all volumes in this collected edition. --- Volume 1, Brighton Rock, is inscribed and signed by Graham Greene on the front free endpaper; - "For Doctor A. D. Thomson from Graham Greene." Publishers dark green cloth bindings with gilt ruling and lettering to the spines and grey endpapers. A fine set of books in very good dustwrappers, designed by Michael Harvey with some toning to the spines and a small amount of rubbing to extremities. Some volumes have a neat previous owner name on the front free endpaper and four of the wrappers nave been neatly price-clipped. A very good set with the added bonus of Greene's signature and inscription in Brighton Rock. Collected essays was issued in 1969, before the rest of the volumes, and is a little larger although the wrapper style is similar so it doesn't look out of place on the shelf with the set. ---- Greene wrote a new introduction to each of the volumes for this edition.

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Book number: 10754

GRAHAME. KENNETH.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.

Methuen & Co. London. 1921. ELEVENTH EDITION. 8vo. Black and white frontis by Graham Robertson. A few pages affected by some very light foxing, mostly to the margins. Finely bound in recent half dark blue morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled and decorated in gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Navy cloth on boards. Top edge gilt, the others untrimmed, as issued. -- A true classic.

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Book number: 10157

GRAHAME. KENNETH. ; SHEPARD. E. H. ILLUSTRATES.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.

Methuen & Co ltd. London. 1931. FIRST SHEPARD EDITION. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 inches). The 38th edition overall, this is the first time the story was published with Shepard`s beautiful line drawings. A little light foxing to just a few pages but overall a very good copy, finely bound, by Riviere Bookbinder of Bath, in early half dark blue calf. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments lettered and ruled in gilt. Navy blue cloth on boards. All edges Marbled. Blue marbled endpapers. School prize plate from Charterhouse on the front pastedown endpaper, dated 1932, signed by Frank Fletcher, the headmaster and presented to G. C. Riall. School arms stamped in gilt to the front board. The spine fo the book is rubbed and darkened but still an attractive copy of the lovely book.

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Book number: 10517

GRAHAME. KENNETH.; SHEPARD. ERNEST H. ILLUSTRATES.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London.,1931. FIRST EDITION with Ernest Shepard illustrations. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.3 inches). Aside from some brown marking to one page, this is generally a very good copy, illustrated throughout with Shepard`s beautiful line drawings. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco leather binding, spine with raised bands, ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. Original dark green cloth front cover, showing Toad, Ratty and Mole, all in gilt, bound in at rear. ----- The thirty eighth edition overall, this is the first to feature the wonderful drawings by Shepard which haven't been out of print since. After his drawings for the A. A. Milne Pooh books, these are Shepard's most enduring, & endearing, illustrations.

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Book number: 7061

GRAHAME. KENNETH. ; SHEPARD. ERNEST H. ILLUSTRATES.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1931. FIRST EDITION with Ernest Shepard illustrations. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.3 inches). Aside from some brown marking to one page, this is generally a very good copy, illustrated throughout with Shepard`s beautiful line drawings. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco leather binding, spine with raised bands, ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. Original dark green cloth front cover, showing Toad, Ratty and Mole, all in gilt, bound in at rear. ----- The thirty eighth edition overall, this is the first to feature the wonderful drawings by Shepard which haven't been out of print since. After his drawings for the A. A. Milne Pooh books, these are Shepard's most enduring, & endearing, illustrations.

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Book number: 8094

GRAHAME. KENNETH. ; SHEPARD. E. H. ILLUSTRATES.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.

Methuen & Co ltd. London. 1970. Reprint of the 101st edition, with additional illustrations, which was originally published in 1951. Octavo. (7.3 x 5 inches). Finely bound, by Bayntun Bookbinder of Bath, in recent half dark blue morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments lettered and decorated with characters from the book in gilt. Navy blue cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Light blue plain endpapers. Neat 4 line inscription, dated 1970, on the front free endpaper, otherwise the book is fine and clean throughout. A Lovely, finely bound, copy of this classic book with Shepard`s wonderful illustrations.

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Book number: 9602

GRAVES. ROBERT.

I, CLAUDIUS. ---- & CLAUDIUS THE GOD. From the autobiography of Tiberius Claudius. And his wife Messalina.

Arthur Barker. London. 1934. FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.8 inches). Each volume with a folding family tree at the end of the text. Overall a very good bright set. Finely bound in recent full black morocco. Spines with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled borders on boards. Top edges gilt. A fine pair.

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Book number: 9152

GRAVES. ROBERT.

MRS FISHER. Or the future of Humour.

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. London. 1928. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (6.4 x 4.5 inches). Inscribed by Graves " Damn & Blast said Lars Porsena! Robert Graves. 1957" on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in publishers plum cloth with white paper labels, printed in black, to the front boards and spine. In the scarce original dustwrapper which has some chipping to the edges but is still generally in good condition. Higginson A30.

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Book number: 8426

GRAVES. ROBERT.

POEMS. 1926-1930

William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1931. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.5 inches). Previous owners small name label on front paste-down endpaper and a few very light spots to the first few leaves otherwise a very good copy in publishers maroon cloth decorated with white cobbled design by Graves' Father-in-Law, the artist and Illustrator William Nicholson.Printed paper labels to the spine and front board. A spare spine label is tipped in at back of the book. Background of spine label has faded to brown but the black lettering is as strong and bold as it ever was. Overall a very good firm and clean copy. Only 1000 copies were printed. Higginson A36.

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Book number: 8217

GREENE. GRAHAM.

THE COMPLAISANT LOVER. A comedy.

Viking Press. New York. 1961. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. SIGNED BY GREENE on the title page. Very good copy in decorative red paper covered boards with gold and black design. White cloth spine lettered in red. In original red and white dustwrapper with price still intact($3.00). Spine of wrapper is faded and has a bit of chipping to top but overall a very good bright copy. Signed by Greene in black ink below his name on the title page.

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Book number: 3411

GRUENBERG. BENJAMIN. C.

THE STORY OF EVOLUTION. Facts and Theories on the Development of Life.

Chapman and Hall. London. 1930. FIRST U. K. EDITION. 8vo. (8.4 x 6 inches). Illustrated throughout with photos, portraits and diagrams. A fine copy in a fine early binding of half brown diced calf possibly bound by, J. C. Wilbee, publisher and bookseller to Harrow school, and with a Harrow School label on the front pastedown endpaper. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated in gilt, including the Harrow crossed arrows symbol in two compartments. Brown cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Overall a fine, beautifully bound, copy.

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Book number: 8946

GUINGAND.SIR FRANCIS DE.

OPERATION VICTORY.

Hodder & Stoughton.London.,1953. REPRINT.INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.--To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane,with fondest love from Freddie.--A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper.The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case,made by James Macdonald Co.New York.Spine with raised bands,ruled in blind.Lettered in gilt.:

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Book number: 5645

HAGGARD. H. RIDER.

COLONEL QUARITCH, V.C. A tale of country life.

Longmans, Green and Co. London.,1888. FIRST EDITION. 3 volumes. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.3 inches). All three volumes are generally clean and tidy throughout but have been re-cased into their original publishers bindings and new blank endpapers have been added. Original red cloth with black lettering to the fonr boards and spines. All three spines are faded but the black lettering is still strong. A few spots and marks to the cloth. Housed in a recent cloth covered slip-case. :

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Book number: 8113

HAMILTON.COUNT ANTHONY.; GOODWIN.GORDON.EDITS.

MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT.

John Grant.Edinburgh.,1908. Two Volumes.8vo.(7.4 x 4.9 inches).Illustrated with 21 full page engraved portraits.Very good copies in fine mid twentieth century bindings of half blue moroco.Spines with raised bands,gilt decoration,rules and lettering.Cloth on boards.Marbled endpapers.Top edges gilt,others untrimmed.Very light fading to the spines but still overall a very attractive set.:

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Book number: 4450