Leopoldstadt : The Limited Slipcased Edition Signed By The Author : With Ephemera by Stoppard, Tom - 2020

The sole UK printing published by Beauly in 2012. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Number '33' of only 45 copies issued. Purple stiff card covers with just a little fading of colouring to the edges. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Printed paper label to the front cover as issued. Tipped in publisher's slip to the limitation page : 'This obituary first appeared in the English Review (June 1925)'. Protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Edward Thomas' obituary of his fellow poet Rupert Brooke. Scarce. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing published by Jonathan Cape, London in 1982. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Original burgundy boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Light offsetting to the end-papers. Illustrated with B/W photographs throughout. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with a photographic portrait of Cynthia Payne to rear panel. Wrapper design by Craig Dodd. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. The publisher's Tom Maschler's copy, doubly inscribed to him by both the author and Cynthia Payne : 'for Tom -- who has been here before -- with love from Paul'. And beneath: 'October 13th 1982. To the most brilliant publisher in the world and I must say with the most guts to take me on! Cinders xxx one for John Thomas'. When Streatham brothel-keeper Cynthia Payne was prosecuted in 1980 for keeping a disorderly house, the trial's tales of red-arsed vicars, enslaved Members of Parliament and payment for sex with luncheon vouchers transfixed the country. It also… Read More

The Sole UK printing published by W.H. Allen, London in 1942. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Wraps format with illustrated paper covers. Light creasing and rubbing to the covers in places. A little age related markings to the rear cover. The pages are toned due to the cheap quality of paper stock used. Free from inscriptions. An interview between Nancy Cunard and George Padmore on the colonial question in which she articulates her own liberal views on the race question. A very scarce publication in collectible condition. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing Tangerine Press, London, 2016. The BOOK is in Fine unread condition. One of only 126 numbered hardback copies signed by the author to the limitation page. There was also an unsigned wrappered edition issued at the same time. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Collects 20 Essays by Sinclair, including 'Our Unknown Everywhere', on Arthur Machen. Other authors covered include Peter Ackroyd, J.G. Ballard, Alexander Baron, Roland Camberton, Angela Carter, B. Catling, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Patrick Hamilton, John Healy, Thomas Holmes, Jack Kerouac, Michael Moorcock, & Robert Westerby. Numerous coloured portraits by McKean. An increasingly elusive title to find with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK Printing published by Jonathan Cape in 1998. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with one small bump to the lower rear edge. Free from erasures and markings. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped and is in near FINE condition. A few minor age related markings and minor creasing to the edges in places to the panels. The wrapper artwork looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival cover. The BOOK has been inscribed by the author to the title page : 'For Anthony May, with best wishes, Raymond Briggs, 23 March 2001'. This is now one of Raymond Briggs' iconic works having been very successfully animated for TV. Increasingly scarce to find with such attributes. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing published by Gollancz, London in 1938. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light pushing at the spine ends. Light toning and spotting to the text-block with some of the spotting encroaching onto the page edges in a few places. Some spotting and light toning to the end-papers and prelims. A neat previous owner's penned name to the front blank end-paper. The binding remains tight. The fragile WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ condition. Some edge wear with loss at the spine ends and corners. Some nicks and light creasing to the edges. A professional Japanese tissue repair to the verso of a closed tear to the lower front spine fold but no restoration. Light toning to the spine, folds and flap edges. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. There is also a loosely laid in 13 x 9 cm colour photograph of Daphne Du maurier with her two dogs. This photo has been signed : 'Best wishes from Daphne Du Maurier . Additionally there is a loosely laid… Read More

The sole UK printing published by Beauly in 2012. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Number '33' of only 45 copies issued. Purple stiff card covers with just a little fading of colouring to the edges. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Printed paper label to the front cover as issued. Tipped in publisher's slip to the limitation page : 'This obituary first appeared in the English Review (June 1925)'. Protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Edward Thomas' obituary of his fellow poet Rupert Brooke. Scarce. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The Sole UK printing published by W.H. Allen, London in 1942. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Wraps format with illustrated paper covers. Light creasing and rubbing to the covers in places. A little age related markings to the rear cover. The pages are toned due to the cheap quality of paper stock used. Free from inscriptions. An interview between Nancy Cunard and George Padmore on the colonial question in which she articulates her own liberal views on the race question. A very scarce publication in collectible condition. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing Tangerine Press, London, 2016. The BOOK is in Fine unread condition. One of only 126 numbered hardback copies signed by the author to the limitation page. There was also an unsigned wrappered edition issued at the same time. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Collects 20 Essays by Sinclair, including 'Our Unknown Everywhere', on Arthur Machen. Other authors covered include Peter Ackroyd, J.G. Ballard, Alexander Baron, Roland Camberton, Angela Carter, B. Catling, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Patrick Hamilton, John Healy, Thomas Holmes, Jack Kerouac, Michael Moorcock, & Robert Westerby. Numerous coloured portraits by McKean. An increasingly elusive title to find with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

The First UK printing published by George Harrap & Co. Ltd., London in 1947. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Publisher's original illustrated boards have some light toning to the edges and some spotting in places. The binding remains tight. Some very slight rubbing at the corners with light toning to the text-block. Internally, some offsetting to the illustrated end-papers but free of inscriptions. Light toning to the page edges in places. The scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Light toning to the folds, edges and the spine. Some mild edge-wear with only a little loss at the spine ends and edges in places. Some splitting and closed tears to the spine and spine folds. The illustrated wrapper remains striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. Profusely illustrated throughout by Franciskza Themerson. 'My First Nursery Book' tells the stories 'Who Killed Cock Robin?', 'The Gingerbread Man', 'Three Little Pigs' and 'The Three Bears' with uniquely striking period… Read More