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Cambridge at the University Press., 1947. First edition. Small octavo. Unpaginated. Wrappers. A poem, the winner of the Seatonian Prize for 1946, on the subject ''Freedom to Worship''. The book was favourably reviewed by Laurence Whistler in the T.L.S., and this is his copy with a few pencil markings in the margins.Covers slightly creased at the edges. Very good indeed.

Nicholson and Watson., 1943. First edition. Octavo. 32 pages. A verse play set outside the Garden of Eden. On the front free endpaper is the ownership inscription of noted collector, artist and writer Allen Freer, dated F.A.U. Camp 1944. He served in a Quaker ambulance unit during the war.Near fine in very good dustwrapper faded at the spine and with a chip at head of spine.

Jonathan Cape, London., 1951. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp xiv, 494. Endpaper maps. A maritime novel which was memorably filmed with Humphrey Bogart as the tyrannical Captain Queeg. From the library of writer, publisher and OZ trial celebrity Felix Dennis, with his bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper.Tail of spine slightly bumped. Very good in very good, slightly nicked dustwrapper a bit tanned at the spine.

Heinemann, London., 1930. First edition. First state with the dropped ''t'' on page 147, line 14. Octavo. pp [iv], 270.Spotting to prelims. Spine faded. Covers a bit rubbed at the edges. Good. No dustwrapper.

Heinemann, London., N.D. [1954]. First edition thus: illustrated by Graham Sutherland. Octavo. pp xii, 255. Eight page Preface by the author, specially written for this edition. Numerous decorations, mainly in the form of tailpieces, by Graham Sutherland. Reproductions of the first and last pages of the original manuscript of the novel. Two-tone full calf binding. Top edge gilt.One of 1000 numbered copies signed by author and artist and in a special binding.Fine. Lacking the original slipcase but preserved in a fine custom-made, fleece-lined folding cloth box with green morocco backstrip and raised bands, gilt rules.

Privately printed., N.D. [1934]. First edition. Royal octavo. 12 pages. Cloth-backed Royal Stuart tartan patterned boards. 154 line poem, a ''pastiche''. Black and white frontispiece by Edward Burra. Fewer than 100 copies were printed. The author has made four corrections to the text.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the dedication page: ''And this copy is the property of Mr. Gerald Reitlinger, Gent. of Woodgate House in the County of Sussex, whose travels in Europe, Asia, Africka, the Americas, and furthest Antipodes have made him justly respected, presented by the author Anthony Powell - Feb. 20th. 1935, 25 Geo V''. In his autobiography, Anthony Powell mentions that Caledonia grew from a versifying game he used to play with Gerald Reitlinger, which makes this an especially significant association copy.Spine splitting and defective. Insides of covers spotted. Covers rubbed at the edges. Good. Not issued in dustwrapper.

Face Photosetting, London., [1968]. First edition. 367 sheets of coarse brown craft paper, each measuring 14 x 14 cm, between a title-sheet and a card backing. A strip of paper holds the sheets together. All but two of them bear photographic image, each associated with a particular date. For instance, the very first shows the window of a first class train compartment. Other numbers are derived from photos of racehorses, greengrocer labels, bus stops, sex shows, doorways, gravestones, etc, etc. A number of photographers contributed to the project. On the front sheet and one of the edges is an inkstamp of the logo of the company Face, which was founded in this year by John McConnell to take advantage of a now-defunct method of printing. A quirky production, not least in the decision to put the publishing details at the end of February.Fine in the original sturdy card mailing box. Rare.

Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd, London., (1959). First edition. Thirteen large sheets ringbound at top with card backing sheet. Each sheet, including the title page, carries a colour illustration, the title-page being by Kenneth Rowntree. The individual months are illustrated with views of various British counties, each by a different artist. These are Rowland Hilder (Kent), Keith Grant (Wiltshire), Thomas Swimmer (Devonshire), Barry Driscoll (Northumberland), Keith Shackleton (Hampshire), S.R. Badmin (Derbyshire), Richard Eurich (Cornwall), Kenneth Rowntree (Pembrokeshire), Maurice Wilson (Argyll), Barbara Jones (Berkshire), Claude Harrison (Westmoreland) and Charles Mozley (Yorkshire).Fine. Scarce.

The Egoist, London., 1919. First edition. Octavo. pp 71, 1 (adverts). [One of 1000 copies]. Original blue marbled paper boards with title label on front.An unusually bright copy with the usual fading to the backstrip and a little rubbing to the edges.

William Heinemann, London., 1933. First edition. Octavo. pp [vi], 327. A novel with fantastical elements about a faith-healer and a cripple girl. Scarce. A Beiler title.Ownership signature on front free endpaper. Spine creased. Some spotting. Very good in very good nicked and creased dustwrapper designed by Barbosa tanned at top edge and with a closed tear of about an inch at tail of spine.

Printed for Tony Appleton, Brighton, by the Rampant Lions Press, Cambridge., 1976. First edition. Octavo. pp [16]. Sewn marbled wrappers with title label. The text of a lecture given at an exhibition of the Christmas Books.One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author, out of a total edition of 220.Fine.

Adam and Charles Black, London., 1907. First edition. Octavo. pp xx, 394. Extending map. 77 colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, by William Matthison. Four pages of adverts at rear. Decorated blue cloth stamped in brown, lighter blue and gilt. Top edge gilt.Free endpapers tanned. Spine and top edge of rear cover faintly faded. Near fine.

June 2nd,, 1924. Quarto. Wrappers. Includes a translation by Harold Acton of Mallarmé's poem ''Saint''. Near fine.

The Focal Press, London., 1949. First U.K. edition. Royal octavo. Eleven page introductory text followed by sixty-two photographs. Fold-out technical chart at end.Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Gilt lettering on spine slightly chipped. Very good indeed in good, creased and chipped dustwrapper with long closed tears repaired on the reverse.

Penguin Books, London., 1996. First edition. Small octavo. pp [x], 76. 8 pages of adverts at rear. Wrappers.Fine.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, New York., 1987. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 143.Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title-page: ''James Purdy - For Tony Tanner - sincere wishes, ever, James''. The recipient was a Cambridge professor who specialised in American literature.Fine in fine dustwrapper.

George Allen & Unwin, London., 1946. Slightly revised version of the 1943 reissue. Translated from the third German edition by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling; edited by Frederick Engels. The supplement and appendices edited and arranged by Dona Torr. Octavo. pp xxxii, 886.Free endpapers a bit tanned. Fine in near-fine, price-clipped dustwrapper.

Sablier, Paris., 1935. First edition. Octavo. 66 woodcuts by Masereel. Wrappers. A sad commentary on modern urban life. One of 1560 copies, this one marked 'H.C.' at the limitation.Presentation copy from the artist, inscribed on the second blank: ''à Barbusse, trés cordialement - Frans Masereel'. In 1921 Masereel had illustrated Henri Barbusse's Quelques coins du coeur, also published by Sablier.Small stain to bottom edge of front cover. Spine nicked at ends. Very good indeed.

G. Orioli, Florence., 1930. First edition. Issued as the third title in the Lungarno Series. Quarto. 365 pages. Twenty-three plates. Two mounted plates in the text. Coarse cloth-backed boards with leather title label on the spine. Collected edition of ten rare pamphlets. Number 280 of 525 copies numbered and signed by the author.As usual, some fading to edges of covers and spine. Very good indeed.

George Newnes, London. September,, 1906. First edition. Royal octavo. pp i-xvi adverts, 481-576, xvii-xxiv, adverts, iv Index. Wrappers. P.G. Wodehouse contributes a five-page story, ''A Division of Spoil'', with illustrations.Some spotting to covers. Head and tail of spine a bit scuffed. Short tear to front joint at head of spine. Very good.