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The Hoax of the Twentieth Century: The Case Against the Presumed Extermination of European Jewry is a book by Northwestern University electrical engineering professor and Holocaust denier Arthur Butz. The book was originally published in 1975 in the United Kingdom by Anthony Hancock's Historical Review Press, known as a Holocaust denial publisher. Butz argues that Nazi Germany did not exterminate millions of Jews using homicidal gas chambers during World War II but that the Holocaust was a propaganda hoax.
Small repair to the rear of the spine, otherwise feels unread.

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969-1972. [Mystery / Crime] LEATHER BOUND SET. Complete in 24 volumes. Octavo (20 x 14 x 82cm). Handsomely bound in red half calf, with raised bands ruled in gilt, twin black title labels lettered in gilt, matching red cloth over boards, top edges gilt. Contents clean, exterior as new. A fine set in an attractive recent leather binding. This impressive collection was issued over a two-year period and is complete as published. It includes all her published crime novels up to 1971, with a new foreword by the author in the first volume. Known originally as one of the four Queens of Crime, Christie's prominence has grown to the point where to many she simply is The Queen. This collection features many novels that changed the face of the crime genre, and are regarded as masterpieces of fiction.

Introduction by Alice Meynell; illustrated by Florence Harrison with 36 tipped-in colour plates on thick grey cards, numerous black and white illustrations and captioned tissue guards; 369 untrimmed pages. Undated but published in 1910 and in excellent and internally spotless condition. Large 4to,(xxiv),369,(iii)pp [1910]
Condition: Fine. Original pictorial whitish cream buckram cloth hard cover (259x195mm) with pre-Raphaelite gilt design to front board and spine.

This collection is a complete, uninterrupted run of this famed, landmark publication, from its inception in 1955 to 2020. It is an important archive of 66 issues, for any serious architectural library. Most later editions are in Like New condition, while earlier ones are largely Good-VG. Many issues are now unavaiable, while others are many times the average cost of $27. It would be impossible to duplicate this collection today.

Rare first and only issue of Fores' Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation June 28th, 1838, Sixte Feet Long, Price £1. 11s. 6d Coloured, 16s Plain. Also Accurate Views of the Interior of the Abbey During the Ceremony.
London: Published by Messrs. Fores, at their Sporting & Fine Print Repository and Frame Manufactory, [August 20, 1838]. Stunningly beautiful hand-coloured aquatint panorama heightened with gum arabic, c.105 x 17,380 mm., on conjoined sheets and folding concertina-style, title in French to left-hand edge and in English to right.
Condition: some light soiling and staining, particularly to small middle strip mounted on inside of spine, some tears to folds at centre, some repairs, folding into original cloth folder with metal clasps, upper cover titled and decorated in gilt, publisher's original paper labels to pastedowns, rubbed and faded, slightly stained, lower cover lacking clasp, rebacked preserving original… Read More

Warszawa: superNOWA 1994-2017, 1994. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Complete set of the Witcher series in Polish,9 first editions, 2 second editions (please see below), including a volume of "Czas Pogardy" inscribed and signed by the author: "Dla Pana Janusza, Sapkowski, Lodz, 30.10.95." The set includes 10 volumes (Wiedzmin, Ostatnie Zyczenie, Miecz Przeznaczenia (2nd ed), Krew Elfow (2nd ed), Czas Pogardy, Chrzest Ognia, Wieza Jaskolki, Pani Jeziora, Sezon Burz, Szpony i Kly) and one extra volume "Swiat Krola Artura, Maladie." It also includes one magazine, "Fantastyka" - the Polish monthly "Fantastyka" from December 1986, containing the first printed edition of the short story "Wiedzmin" (later used as the opening of the saga in the first volume of the series). The story was printed on seven pages as a submission for the monthly competition, which it won. The whole adventure with the Witcher world begins… Read More

London: Henry Baldwin, 1791. London: Henry Baldwin, 1791, First Edition, 2nd state with "Give" spelled correctly on page 135, 4to., 516+588 pages. Book bound in a 20th century quarter brown leather with leather corners, marbled boards. Five raised bands on spine with with gilt decoration between compartments. Red leather title labels and green leather volume labels. Frontispiece with facsimile handwriting of Dr. Johnson, end of volume 2, and the Round Robbin Plate. Set in very good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ca. 1963. Original publicity photograph of the four, image 8 x 6 1/4 inches, professionally laid down on light card. Unfortunately the ink of the signatures have badly faded, although some still visible they are clearer when viewed with a raking light. Lennon has signed above his head whilst the others have signed below. Loss of surface to the base affecting the printed caption and just touching Ringo Star's signature. Small chip out of Lennon's nose. Ben Nussbaum in his book "The Beatles: Celebrating 50 Years of Beatlemania" captioned this photograph with a John Lennon quote "When the Beatles were depressed thinking that the group was going nowhere and this is a [bad] deal and wer'e in a [bad] dressing room, I'd say 'where are we going fellows?' and they'd go 'To the top Johhny' and I'd say 'Where's that fellows?' and they'd say 'To the toppermost of the poppermost' and I'd say 'right' and we'd all sort of… Read More

[Tokyo 1934-42]. Stiff wrs., color paste on covers, color & b.w. plates, complete 40 vol. set, a few damp-stained edges, occasional foxing, a few edges & pages tanned, contents very clean & solid. * ALL ITEMS FIRST EDITION -A SCARCE SET * . *** *** *** . . A COMPLETE SET OF 40 INDIVIDUAL MONOGRAPHS . . . ON ALL ASPECTS OF JAPAN, ART & CULTURE & SOCIETY . . . EXCELLENT PRIMARY RESOURCE BY LEADING SCHOLARS & EXPERTS . . . A FASCINATING PRE-WAR SET PUBLISHED FROM 1934-1942 . . . COMPLETE AS ISSUED, EACH UNIFORMLY BOUND . . . EACH FRONT COVER WITH A COLOR PLATE LAID DOWN . . . PUBLISHED BY JAPANESE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS & . . BOARD OF TOURIST INDUSTRY . . . INCLUDING MANY EXTREMELY RARE TITLES NOT FOUND ELSEWHERE . . . A CLEAN, SOLID & FIRM SET BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS . . *** THE SUBJECT & THE SET: This set was published by the Board of Tourist Industry, under the sponsorship of the Japanese Government Railways system, nearly all are FIRST EDITIONS, [except for… Read More

UK, 1930. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Coleman Hawkins 1904-1969. American jazz tenor saxophonist. Signed sentiment, 'Best wishes, Coleman Hawkins', signed in purple ink in a small autograph album compiled by George H. Wright, dresser at Empire Theatre, Sheffield, [1930-38], other autographs include American jazz pianist and entertainer Fats Waller in green ink, 'Best Wishes, Thomas "Fats" Waller', plus approximately 50 other pen and pencil autographs of entertainers of the day including Charlie Kunz, George Formby, Pearl Brown, Betty Kent, Marie Burke, Vera Lynn, Henry Hall, Roy Fox, Denny Dennis, Florence Desmond, Billy Bennett, Big Bill Campbell, Max Jaffa, Evelyn Dall, Beryl Orde, Leslie Holmes, Juggler Boy Foy, Jimmy James, Donald Herbert, Kitty Masters, bandleader Billy Cotton, Ethel Revnell, Gracie West, Peggy Cochrane, Albert Whelen, Derek Oldham, Les Allen, Max Bacon, Reginald Frost, Tommy Handley, Gaston and Andre, Arthur Price, etc., mostly… Read More

The jackets on the volumes that have it are really good. The earliest one with jacket is from 1930. The earliest volume is from 1927 but doesnt have jacket. Most books are from 40. Books are in really good condition.

R. And J. Dodsley And W. Johnston, 1759. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Small 8Vo, 180 X 112 Mm. Overall, Pp. [Iii] Iv - Viii, 165 [166 Blank], With Leaf A2 In Volume 2 Reading "Contents"; On Page 161 Of Volume 2 In The Second Line Reading "Indifcerptible" And The Verso Of D5 (Page 106) Signed D4. First Printing Of Volume 2 Of Johnson's On;Y Novel, In Extremely Scarce Original Boards With Spiune Label Reading The Prince Of Abissia (Loss Thereafter, But Not "Abiussinia" / Vol. (Number Lost) / 1759, Withtwo Rules At Top And Two At Bottom. Fraying To Upper Front Spine Edge, Binding Mostly Broken Before Contents Page But Threads Holding.

London: Poetry Bookshop, 1916. A first edition, first printing published by the Poetry Bookshop in 1916. A very good book, strengthened to the yapp edges by some archival brown book tape. Original price of 8d net to the bottom right corner of the front panel. Some bleeding to the edges, which are creased and worn. Graves' first work

London: Bloomsbury, 1999. A signed copy of the English Proof of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in green wrappers, printed by Bloomsbury on wove paper in 1999. There were two issues of a proof for the third Harry Potter book. The state here, in green wrappers, is closer to the published version. Errington notes "an unconfirmed print-run of 250 copies is generally accepted. Bloomsbury, however, provides a figure of 150 copies" (pp. 470-1). Fine, unread condition. Copies of the proof seldom appear on the market, especially in this fine condition.

London: Bloomsbury, 1999. A first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury in 1999. A fine copy without inscriptions in a fine unclipped wrapper showing the correct price of £10.99. The third book in the Harry Potter series. This, the second issue, with J. K. Rowling credited to the copyright page. Becoming scarce.

London: Bloomsbury, 1999. A first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury in 1999. This, a rare 'dummy' copy from the publisher Bloomsbury. The title, spine titles, front board portrait and author name are missing. Within, the ribbon is present, as is the gilt stain to the page edges. All pages are blank - exceedingly scarce.

London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1915. A first edition, first printing published by William Blackwood and Sons in 1915. A very good (or better) book - small rough patch to title page - SIGNED and dated bookplate to front pastedown. Light browning to the spine and to the corners. Wear to the spine tips and corners. No inscriptions. Without the elusive dust wrapper.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1911. A very good book - small tear to spine top, a little fading to the front board, the gilt titles are bright to spine. No inscriptions within. Much better than usually encountered.

London: Cape, 1956. First edition, first printing. A very fine copy in publisher's original black cloth, with spine lettered in silver with diamond shapes embossed to front board and diamond stamped in silver to front board - Gilbert's Binding A. Microscopic spots to the page edge. Publisher's original first issue dust wrapper priced at '12s 6d net' as called for, with front blurb ending 'more hazardous than Moonraker? Yes'. A very fine example - the best to come to market in the last 10 years and absolutely fine. In custom made solander box. "Diamonds Are Forever," written by Ian Fleming, is the fourth novel in the James Bond series. Published in 1956, it had a significant impact on popular culture and the spy thriller genre. The novel introduced the iconic character, Tiffany Case, and explored themes of diamond smuggling and international espionage, setting the stage for many Bond films to come. Moreover, it continued to establish James Bond as a global… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape, London, in 1957. This is a very good copy. The dust wrapper is finely illustrated by Richard Chopping. Not price clipped. Small losses to the corners of the wrapper and to the spine tips. Rubbing to the edges and some marks to the front and rear panels. The boards are in very good condition, with no notable chips and marks to note, aside from a very slight lean. The red embossed title on the spine is faded, and the gun and rose motif is bright and glistening. The book has a small name and date to the head of the endpaper. The text blocks are generally clean, but have some rare instances of marking present. Overall, this is one the original 15,000 printed in 1957 and is in very good condition. The fifth title in the James Bond series. Gilbert A5A