Recent Arrivals from Quair Books

Nairobi, Kenya: Modern African Library/ East African Publishing House, 1966. Paperback. Very Good. FIRST EDITION (in English). Trade paperback, with b/w illustrations by Frank Horley. Edgewear, spine creased and toned, gently soiled. Toned, else, clean and tight. Very good. Translated from the Acoli by p'Bitek. The first volume in the Ugandan poet's trilogy, in which Lawino… Read more about this item

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. FIRST US EDITION. 8vo. Beige linen spine, paper title label lettered in black, blue paper boards, blind-stamped Houghton Mifflin device to upper board. Leading and bottom edges untrimmed. Tobacco-toned, gentle wear to extremities, stain to bottom board. Toned, PO black-stamped Chinese characters to ffep, else, clean and tight. Bound… Read more about this item

London: Hogarth Press, 1956. Cloth. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, "probably one of a second issue". 8vo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Gentle pushing to spine ends. Musty, else, clean, bright and tight. In the original Vanessa Bell-designed dust jacket: spine darkened, wear and chipping to head of spine and top corners, a few nicks to edges,… Read more about this item

London: Anthony Blond, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine. FIRST UK TRADE EDITION, INSCRIBED BY ILLUSTRATOR. 4to. Original pink cloth, spine and upper board stamped in gilt. Pushing to spine ends, top edge spotted. Inscribed in black pen on title page: "To Lawrence – Erté". Else, clean, bright and tight. In the original Erte-designed dust jacket: gentle soiling and wear.… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1939. Quarter cloth, paper boards. Good+. FIRST UK EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Quarter pink cloth, spine lettered in gilt in blue title panel, patterned paper boards. Top edge pink (faded), bottom untrimmed. Lean to spine, heavy knocks to bottom corners, especially bottom board. Edges foxed. Signed and dated (18.11.39) by Struther in blue… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Bound Together Collective, 1981. Stiff card wrappers. Good+. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Side-stapled booklet, pp. [44]. Buff card wrappers, printed in black. A little creasing, toned, soiled and some staining, signed flamboyantly in black marker pen to rare wrapper. Uneven toning to rear of text block, else, clean and tight. Good+ A good+… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1936. Cloth. Good-only. FIRST EDITION, NANCY ASTOR's COPY. 8vo, pp. [1-4], 7-368 (as usual). Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Spine cocked, cloth splitting at upper joint, rubbed, large stain to front board. "Nancy Astor" in brown ink to ffep, some foxing, esp. endpapers. Else, clean and tight. Good-only A well-handled… Read more about this item

London: Peter Owen, 1967. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo, incl. b/w frontis and plates. Original turquoise cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Bruising to spine ends and bottom corner. Inscribed in blue biro and flamboyant hand to ffep: "To Edmund Leach, with admiration & appreciation – from Margaret Morris, Jan 21 1968". Else, clean and tight. In the original… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1971. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Original pink cloth, spine lettered in silver. Edges toned, top edge spotted. Inscribed in blue ink to title page: "To dear Leigh, Looking forward to next year's meeting. With love & get well [?], Jilly Cooper". One-page, undated, hand-written letter, on Associated Book Publishers Ltd-headed paper laid… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. Cloth. Very Good. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Original blue and black mottled cloth, (faded) green paper title label to spine. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. Wear and fine bands of fading to spine ends, bottom corners bruised. Some foxing, heaviest at endpapers and prelims, spare title label tipped in to rear. Else, clean… Read more about this item

[London]: The Cresset Press Limited, 1930. Hardback. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no. 44/ 350 on mould-made paper (of 380). Royal 8vo, pp. vii, [i], 107, [1] + four dry point illustrations and title page vignette by Hodgkins. Quarter vellum, spine lettered in gilt, monochrome marbled paper boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Board… Read more about this item

Norwich: Trouble and Strife, 1985. Stiff card wrappers. Very Good. Side-stapled booklet (25 x 21cm), pp. 52 + b/w illustrations. Green card wrappers, printed in black. Staples rusty internally, occasional fox spots and creasing, else, clean. Four-page Trouble and Strife Index (issues 4-6) printed on yellow paper at centre. Very good A pleasing copy of the… Read more about this item

Bloomsbury, London: The Nonesuch Press, 1926. Quarter cloth, paper boards. Good. FIRST EDITION, STW's COPY, 1 of 1250 on machine-made paper (1340 in total). Large 8vo. Quarter fawn buckram, paper title label lettered in black (chipped and toned), buff paper boards. Edges untrimmed. Spine darkened, head of spine and corners bumped and worn, chipped at edges, some soiling.… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. Cloth. Good+. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Original beige cloth, green paper label to title. Boards darkened and grubby, extremities rubbed. Top edge dusty, a scatter of spots to leading edge. Endpapers toned, a few marks, else, clean and tight. Good+ A solid copy of this important early experiment in contrast (rather than… Read more about this item

Norwich: Trouble and Strife, 1987. Stiff card wrappers. Very Good. Side-stapled booklet (25 x 21cm), pp. 56, incl. b/w illustrations. Shiny green paper wrappers, printed in black. Staples rusty, leaning and creased. Occasional fox spots and creasing, else, clean. Very good A pleasing copy of the Spring 1987 issue of the long-running radical feminist magazine, featuring… Read more about this item

London: Virago Limited, 1980. Cloth. Very Good. FIRST UK EDITIONS. 8vo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Extremities bruised, faint spotting to top edge. In the original grey, red and blue dust jacket: edgewear and creasing. [With:] Trade paperback. Original grey, red and blue card covers. Edgewear and creasing. Toned. Else, clean and tight. Both very good.… Read more about this item

London: The Women's Press, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. FIRST UK EDITION. Trade paperback. Illustrated monochrome wrappers, lettered in orange, white and grey. Reading creases and edgewear. POI to first page, else, clean and tight. Very good A very good copy of the American radical feminist's third essay collection and best known title, a powerful and remorseless… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1943. Cloth. Good+. Second impression. 8vo. Original pink cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Spine cocked, spine ends bruised, heavy knock to top edge of bottom board. Edges foxed. Else, clean and tight. In George Plank's original pink and brown illustrated dust jacket: tatty and foxed, spine sunned, losses to head of spine and front… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1947. Cloth. Good+. FIRST UK EDITION. 8vo. Original green buckram, spine lettered in gilt. Bottom edge untrimmed. Spine cocked, pushing to ends. Top edge tanned, others spotted. Endpapers toned, some foxing. Else, clean and tight. A good+ copy of STW's later short story collection.

FIRST EDITIONS, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR-EDITOR. 8vos, incl. b/w plates. Original red, green and blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt. Extremities bruised and bumped, foxed and toned. Inscribed by Smith in blue ink to ffep of each volume: "Inscribed for Peter Carpenter by Constance Babington Smith, 1986". Else, clean and tight. In the original dust jackets by John Woodcock and M.… Read more about this item